Quaint etymology

English

English word quaint comes from Old French cointe (Clever; intelligent.), Old French queinte, Anglo-Norman cointe, Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ ((anatomy) female pudenda; vulva; sheath.)

Etymology of quaint

Detailed word origin of quaint

Dictionary entry Language Definition
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.].