Where does “sourd” come from?
sourd (French) comes from Middle French sourd, from Old French sourt, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
sourd (French): deaf; muffled; unvoiced, voiceless
Definitions
- deaf; muffled; unvoiced, voiceless
Ancestry of “sourd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sourd | deaf person; deaf |
| 2 | Old French | sourt | — |
| 3 | Latin | surdus | deaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |
Words derived from “sourd”