Where does “θεός” come from?

θεός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic tʰehós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

θεός (Ancient Greek): divine; a deity, a god, God; title of a ruler

Definitions

  1. divine; a deity, a god, God; title of a ruler

Ancestry of “θεός”, step by step

θεός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Hellenic tʰehós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenictʰehósgod, deity
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁sgod, godhead, deity; sacred place
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁s-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁s-—

Words derived from “θεός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰehós →