Where does “Duw” come from?

Duw (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh Duw, from Old Welsh duiu, from Proto-Brythonic duɨw, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Duw (Welsh): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Duw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle WelshDuwGod
2Old Welshduiugod, goddess, divinity
3Proto-Brythonicduɨwgod
4Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Duw

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-
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