Where does “sourd” come from?

sourd (Middle French) comes from Old French sourt, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sourd (Middle French): deaf person; deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf person; deaf

Ancestry of “sourd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsourt—
2Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “sourd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Latin surdus →Every word from Old French sourt →