Where does “sordmut” come from?

sordmut (Catalan) comes from Catalan sord, from Old Catalan sord, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sordmut (Catalan): deaf-mute

Definitions

  1. deaf-mute

Ancestry of “sordmut”, step by step

sordmut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan sord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansorddeaf
2Old Catalansord—
3Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Catalan mut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmutmute
2Latinmutusmute, dumb, silent
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Latin surdus →Every word from Old Catalan sord →
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