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Where does “*Tīwas dag” come from?

*Tīwas dag (Proto-Germanic) comes from Latin dīēs Martis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “*Tīwas dag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīēs Martis—
2Latindiēs—
3Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
4Proto-Italic*djous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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