Where does “døvhøyrd” come from?

døvhøyrd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk døv, from Norwegian Bokmål døv, from Danish døv, from Old Danish døf, from Old Norse daufr, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

døvhøyrd (Norwegian Nynorsk): hard of hearing

Definitions

  1. hard of hearing

Ancestry of “døvhøyrd”, step by step

døvhøyrd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk døv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdøvdeaf
2Norwegian Bokmåldøvdeaf
3Danishdøvdeaf, not able to hear
4Old Danishdøf—
5Old Norsedaufrdeaf
6Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Nynorsk høyrd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhøyrdand høyre
2Old Norseheyrðrheard
3Proto-Germanichauzijanąto hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱh₂owsyétito be sharp-eared, to hear well
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daubaz →