Where does “surdu” come from?

surdu (Sicilian) comes from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

surdu (Sicilian): deaf; A deaf person

Definitions

  1. deaf; A deaf person

Ancestry of “surdu”, step by step

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