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
- woman; cunt, cunny; female pudendum, pubic hair
Ancestry of “cunnus”, step by step
cunnus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German kunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kunt | cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina |
| 2 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |