Where does “cuntlet” come from?

cuntlet (English) comes from English let, from Middle English leten, from Old English lǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

cuntlet (English): A young woman, viewed as a potential sex partner

Definitions

  1. A young woman, viewed as a potential sex partner

Ancestry of “cuntlet”, step by step

cuntlet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English let

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishletTo allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow...
2Middle Englishletento let
3Old Englishlǣtanto let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let...
4Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

via English Cunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCuntThe female genitalia, especially the vulva
2Middle Englishcuntevagina
3Old Englishcuntecunt; vagina; vulva
4Proto-West Germanic*kuntā
5Proto-Germanickuntǭfemale pudenda; vulva; sheath
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d-Every word from Proto-Germanic lētanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lātan