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Where does “dedwóye” come from?

dedwóye (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dwey- — to fear.

dedwóye (Proto-Indo-European): to be afraid

Definitions

  1. to be afraid

Ancestry of “dedwóye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-to fear

Words derived from “dedwóye”

  • δείδω
  • δεισιδαίμων
  • ἀδεής
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