English
Linscott
Linscott comes from English cot ‘cottage, shelter’.
- English1500–presentcot‘cottage, shelter’
- EnglishtodayLinscott
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentcot‘cottage, shelter’
- EnglishtodayLinscott
The story
Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from the Old English personal name Leofwine + -s- + cot (‘cottage, shelter’).
Every English word from English cot
Today it means
name A surname from Old English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English cot / Linscott