Where does “δέω” come from?

δέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European deh₁- — to bind.

δέω (Ancient Greek): I bind, tie, fasten, fetter; To lack, need,...

Definitions

  1. I bind, tie, fasten, fetter; To lack, need,...

Ancestry of “δέω”, step by step

δέω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European deh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁-to bind

via Proto-Indo-European dews-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandews-to lack, need, require

Words derived from “δέω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁- →