None of the best-known English swear words are [sic] of Anglo-Saxon origin. Website of the QI television show, April 12, oldest item (list is from newest to oldest)
That's obviously not true. Don't believe anything you read or hear connected with QI.
"Shit" is found in Old English, and "fuck" and "cunt" are also probably from Old English - they are found in place names and have cognates in other Germanic languages.This message has been edited. Last edited by: goofy,