Where does “dzéus” come from?

dzéus (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dzéus (Proto-Hellenic): sky god, Zeus

Definitions

  1. sky god, Zeus

Ancestry of “dzéus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
2Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “dzéus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →