Where does “Deaf” come from?

Deaf descends from Middle English deef, Old English dēaf, Proto-Germanic daubaz, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European roots dʰūbʰ- and dʰewh₂-, though the precise semantic development remains unclear.

Deaf (English): Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf...

Ancestry of “Deaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdefDeaf; unable to hear
2Old Englishdēafdeaf
3Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
4Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Deaf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-