Where does “dieu” come from?
dieu (Middle French) comes from Old French deu, from Latin deus, from Latin divinitas, from Latin dīvīnus, from Latin dīvus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.
dieu (Middle French): god
Definitions
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Ancestry of “dieu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | deu | past participle of devoir; due |
| 2 | Latin | deus | god, deity; epithet of high distinction |
| 3 | Latin | divinitas | divinity, Godhead, godhood; the power of... |
| 4 | Latin | dīvīnus | divine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural |
| 5 | Latin | dīvus | of or belonging to a deity; divine |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |