Where does “cunt” come from?
cunt (English) comes from Middle English queynte, from Anglo-Norman cointe, from Latin cognitus, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cunt (English): The female genitalia, especially the vulva; An...
Definitions
- The female genitalia, especially the vulva; An...
Ancestry of “cunt”, step by step
cunt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English queynte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | queynte | intelligent, smart, well-thought, sagacious,... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | cointe | clever; intelligent |
| 3 | Latin | cognitus | known (from experience), having been known; recognised, having been recognised; acquainted, having been acquainted |
| 4 | Latin | cognōscere | — |
| 5 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Middle English cunte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cunte | vagina |
| 2 | Old English | cunte | cunt; vagina; vulva |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kuntā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuntǭ | female pudenda; vulva; sheath |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
via Middle English queynt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | queynt | Alternative form of queynte |