Where does “queynt” come from?

queynt (Middle English) comes from Old English cunte, from Proto-West Germanic *kuntā, from Proto-Germanic kuntǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

queynt (Middle English): Alternative form of queynte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of queynte

Ancestry of “queynt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcuntecunt; vagina; vulva
2Proto-West Germanic*kuntā—
3Proto-Germanickuntǭfemale pudenda; vulva; sheath
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “queynt”

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