Where does “Ζεύς” come from?

Ζεύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ζεύς (Ancient Greek): Zeus

Definitions

  1. Zeus

Ancestry of “Ζεύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicdzéussky god, Zeus
2Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Ζεύς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →