Where does “dẹ̄vos” come from?

dẹ̄vos (Latin) comes from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “dẹ̄vos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latindeivosgod, deity
2Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “dẹ̄vos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Italic deiwos