Where does “Duw” come from?

Duw (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh duiu, from Proto-Brythonic duɨw, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Duw (Middle Welsh): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Duw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshduiugod, goddess, divinity
2Proto-Brythonicduɨwgod
3Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Duw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →