Where does “Cunt” come from?

Cunt (English) comes from Middle English cunte, from Old English cunte, from Proto-West Germanic *kuntā, from Proto-Germanic kuntǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

Cunt (English): The female genitalia, especially the vulva

Definitions

  1. The female genitalia, especially the vulva

Ancestry of “Cunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcuntevagina
2Old Englishcuntecunt; vagina; vulva
3Proto-West Germanic*kuntā—
4Proto-Germanickuntǭfemale pudenda; vulva; sheath
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “Cunt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →