Where does “soud” come from?

soud (Antillean Creole) comes from French sourd, from Middle French sourd, from Old French sourt, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

soud (Antillean Creole): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “soud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsourddeaf; muffled; unvoiced, voiceless
2Middle Frenchsourddeaf person; deaf
3Old Frenchsourt—
4Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Latin surdus →Every word from Old French sourt →