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Where does “Tīwaz” come from?

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

Tīwaz (Proto-Germanic): of Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war

Definitions

  1. of Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war

Ancestry of “Tīwaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Tīwaz”

  • Tuesday
  • Tuesdays
  • Tyr
  • Tiw
  • Giving Tuesday
  • tiistai
  • tiistaiaamu
  • tiistainen
  • laskiaistiistai
  • ti
  • tiistai-ilta
  • テュール
  • tirsdag
  • tirsdag
  • Tyr
  • Tewesday
  • Tiw
  • tīwesdæġ
  • tiwesdæġ
  • Tīw
  • Tīwas dagaz
  • týrsdagr
  • Týrr
  • Týr
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