Where does “дивъ” come from?

дивъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic divъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.

дивъ (Old Church Slavonic): astonishment

Definitions

  1. astonishment

Ancestry of “дивъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdivъwonder, miracle; wild, untamed
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic divъ →