Where does “de” come from?

de (Albanian) comes from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

de (Albanian): Denotes intensity, often after imperatives or some adverbs

Definitions

  1. Denotes intensity, often after imperatives or some adverbs

Ancestry of “de”, step by step

de traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Deus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDeusGod
2Latindẹ̄vos
3Old Latindeivosgod, deity
4Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Ottoman Turkish ده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدهlet's go, come on!
2Ottoman Turkishدیمكto say; that is
3Proto-Turkictē-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Italic deiwos