Where does “div” come from?

div (Czech) comes from Old Czech div, from Proto-Slavic divъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.

div (Czech): wonder

Definitions

  1. wonder

Ancestry of “div”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdivamazement, astonishment
2Proto-Slavicdivъwonder, miracle; wild, untamed
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic divъ →Every word from Old Czech div →
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