Where does “cunt” come from?

cunt (Middle 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 (Middle English): Alternative form of cunte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cunte

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuntǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kuntā →