Where does “vājdzirdīgs” come from?

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

vājdzirdīgs (Latvian): weak of hearing not capable of hearing well; having weak hearing

Definitions

  1. weak of hearing not capable of hearing well; having weak hearing

Ancestry of “vājdzirdīgs”, step by step

vājdzirdīgs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian dzirdīgs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzirdīgshearing
2Latviandzirdēlocative singular form of dzirde; to hear
3Latviandzirdētto hear; to hear, to be hearing
4Latviandzirstto perceive, to hear
5Latindzirtto 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 →