English word quaint comes from Old French cointe (Clever; intelligent.), Old French queinte, Anglo-Norman cointe, Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ ((anatomy) female pudenda; vulva; sheath.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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cointe | Old French (fro) | Clever; intelligent. |
queinte | Old French (fro) | |
cointe | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
*kuntǭ | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (anatomy) female pudenda; vulva; sheath. |
*cunte | Old English (ang) | Cunt. Vagina. Vulva. |
quoynte | Middle English (enm) | |
quaint | English (en) | (now, _, dialectal) Strange or odd; unusual. [from 14th c.]. (obsolete) Cleverly made; artfully contrived. [14th-19th c.]. (obsolete) Of a person: cunning, crafty. [13th-19th c.]. (obsolete) Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim. [15th-19th c.]. Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm. [from 18th c.]. |