Where does “dēwos” come from?

dēwos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dēwos (Proto-Celtic): god, deity; day

Definitions

  1. god, deity; day

Ancestry of “dēwos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
2Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “dēwos”

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