Where does “deiwos” come from?

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

deiwos (Proto-Italic): god, deity

Definitions

  1. god, deity

Ancestry of “deiwos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “deiwos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós