Where does “dewes” come from?

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

dewes (Middle English): plural of dew; plural of dewe; two

Definitions

  1. plural of dew; plural of dewe; two

Ancestry of “dewes”, step by step

dewes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French deus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdeustwo
2LatinDeusGod
3Latindẹ̄vos
4Old Latindeivosgod, deity
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Old English byriġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbyriġ
2Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
3Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
4Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-

Words derived from “dewes

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-