Where does “deacht” come from?

deacht (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish día, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

deacht (Old Irish): godliness, divinity; godhead

Definitions

  1. godliness, divinity; godhead

Ancestry of “deacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdíaday; god
2Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →