Where does “sort” come from?

sort (Friulian) comes from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sort (Friulian): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “sort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Latin surdus →