Where does “Bóg” come from?

Bóg (Polish) comes 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.

Bóg (Polish): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Bóg”, step by step

Bóg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Deus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDeusGod
2Latindẹ̄vos—
3Old Latindeivosgod, deity
4Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Old Polish bóg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbóggod; God
2Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck

Words derived from “Bóg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →