"thin, flat soft cake," 1510s, Scottish, probably shortened from Dutch schoon brood "fine bread," from Middle Dutch schoonbroot, from schoon, scone "bright, beautiful" (see sheen) + broot (see bread (n.)).
scofflaw
scold
scolex
scoliosis
sconce
scone
scooch
scoop
scooper
scoot
scooter