As much as Scott’s word might harken back to the days of medieval knights in shining armor, it certainly doesn’t date back that far. Let’s examine 10 Medieval words we use every day. STEWStew | Plateresca/GettyImagesA number of words for stock foods or dishes first emerged in the medieval period, including broth, pottage, and stew. As a result, a number of words for crimes and criminals are all hangovers from the medieval period, including trespass, treason, arson, theft, robbery, murder, fraud and even counterfeit. TOMORROWKwangmoozaa/GettyImagesTomorrow is actually a running-together of the Old English phrase to morgenne, which literally meant “on the morrow” (i.e., the day after today).