Where does “dewin” come from?
dewin (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *dewin, from Vulgar Latin *devīnus, from Latin dīvīnus, from Latin dīvus, 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 “dewin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | *dewin | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *devīnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | dīvīnus | divine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural |
| 4 | Latin | dīvus | of or belonging to a deity; divine |
| 5 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |