Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kuntǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkun.tɔ̃ː/

Noun

*kuntǭ f

(anatomy) female pudenda; vulva; sheath

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *kuntǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kuntǭ	*kuntōniz
vocative	*kuntǭ	*kuntōniz
accusative	*kuntōnų	*kuntōnunz
genitive	*kuntōniz	*kuntōnǫ̂
dative	*kuntōni	*kuntōmaz
instrumental	*kuntōnē	*kuntōmiz

Descendants

Old English: *cunte
- Middle English: cunte
  - Scots: cunt
  - English: cunt
Old Frisian: cunte
- Saterland Frisian: Kunte
- West Frisian: kûnt, kont
Old Saxon: *kunta
- Middle Low German: kunte
  - German Low German: Kunt
Old Dutch: *kunta
- Middle Dutch: conte
  - Dutch: kont
    - Afrikaans: kont
Old High German: *kunta
- Middle High German: kunt
Old Norse: kunta
- Icelandic: kunta
- Faroese: kunta
- Norwegian: kunte
- Swedish: kunta
- Danish: kunte

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