Etymology

deafie

deaf·ie
D2E1A1F4I1E1

Today it means: A deaf person. Full definition →

English deaf ← Middle English def ← Old English dēaf
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewbʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*daubaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*daub
  4. Old Englishdēaf
  5. Middle Englishdef
  6. Englishdeaf
  7. English todaydeafie

From deaf + -ie.

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