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Where does “dyew-” come from?

dyew- (Proto-Indo-European): to be bright; sky, heaven

Definitions

  1. to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “dyew-”

  • due
  • duty
  • divine
  • journey
  • domain
  • journal
  • duly
  • Tuesday
  • diary
  • journalist
  • Jupiter
  • journalism
  • deity
  • divinity
  • dew
  • undue
  • dial
  • dive
  • Journey
  • Dominican
  • Jove
  • diving
  • Zeus
  • unduly