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Where does “deywós” come from?

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

deywós (Proto-Indo-European): god

Definitions

  1. god

Ancestry of “deywós”, step by step

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

Words derived from “deywós”

  • due
  • duty
  • duly
  • Tuesday
  • deity
  • dew
  • undue
  • dive
  • diving
  • unduly
  • dilapidated
  • dived
  • dutiful
  • overdue
  • deuce
  • dutifully
  • diver
  • deification
  • Tuesdays
  • Tyr
  • deism
  • deuced
  • dilapidation
  • pard
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