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Where does “cunnus” come from?

cunnus (Latin) comes from Middle High German kunt, from Old High German kund, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

cunnus (Latin): woman; cunt, cunny; female pudendum, pubic hair

Definitions

  1. woman; cunt, cunny; female pudendum, pubic hair

Ancestry of “cunnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankunt—
2Old High Germankund—
3Proto-West Germanickunþknown
4Proto-Germanickunþazpast participle of *kunnaną; known
5Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “cunnus”

  • cunnilingus
  • cunnilingual
  • cunnilinguist
  • autocunnilingus
  • cunnilingate
  • cunnilinguate
  • cunnilinguize
  • cunnilingus
  • coñazo
  • coña
  • coño
  • conno
  • enconner
  • con
  • connard
  • connasse
  • déconner
  • connement
  • conne
  • cunnilingus
  • cunni
  • cona
  • cono
  • cony
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