Romanian word surd comes from Proto-Indo-European *swer-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*swer- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to speak, talk, to cut, pierce, fester, ‘fester, suppurate’ later ‘pierce, wound’, to protect, to guard |
surdus | Latin (lat) | Deaf. Inattentive, unresponsive. Indistinct, dull, faint. Silent, noiseless, still. |
surd | Romanian (ron) | Deaf. |