Where does “Dé” come from?

Dé (Irish) comes from Irish dia, from Old Irish día, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Dé (Irish): on

Definitions

  1. on

Ancestry of “Dé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdiaa god; day
2Old Irishdíaday; god
3Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →