Where does “vājdzirdība” come from?

vājdzirdība (Latvian) comes from Latvian dzirdē, from Latvian dzirdēt, from Latvian dzirst, from Latin dzirt — to praise, to honor.

vājdzirdība (Latvian): low, poor hearing, hearing impairment

Definitions

  1. low, poor hearing, hearing impairment

Ancestry of “vājdzirdība”, step by step

vājdzirdība traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian dzirdē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzirdēlocative singular form of dzirde; to hear
2Latviandzirdētto hear; to hear, to be hearing
3Latviandzirstto perceive, to hear
4Latindzirtto praise, to honor

via Latvian vājš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvājšweak; weak, poor; weak, mild, dim
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwāy-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe
Every word from Latin dzirt →Every word from Latvian dzirst →Every word from Latvian dzirdēt →