Where does “Dju” come from?
Dju (Norman) 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.
Ancestry of “Dju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | deus | two |
| 2 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 3 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |