Where does “dēiws” come from?

dēiws (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dēiws (Old Prussian): god, deity

Definitions

  1. god, deity

Ancestry of “dēiws”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicdeiwasgod
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
3Proto-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-Balto-Slavic deiwas →
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