English
scone
Scone may come from Middle Low German schö̂ne ‘fine flour bread’.
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600schö̂ne‘fine flour bread’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1975scone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600schö̂ne‘fine flour bread’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1975scone
Earliest quotation: 1975, 1969, The Lumberjack Song: “On Wednesdays I go shopping / And have buttered…”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- ‘to perceive, pay attention’
show, cave, kudos, precaution, 14 more
through Proto-West Germanic *skaunī ‘beautiful’
Today it means
noun A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Low German schö̂ne / scone