Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/deywós

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This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Schwebeablaut or vṛddhi derivative of zero-grade *dyew- (sky, heaven) +‎ *-ós.

Noun[edit]

*deywós m[1]

  1. (sky) god

Inflection[edit]

Thematic
singular
nominative *deywós
genitive *deywósyo
singular dual plural
nominative *deywós *deywóh₁ *deywóes
vocative *deywé *deywóh₁ *deywóes
accusative *deywóm *deywóh₁ *deywóms
genitive *deywósyo *? *deywóHom
ablative *deywéad *? *deywómos
dative *deywóey *? *deywómos
locative *deywéy, *deywóy *? *deywóysu
instrumental *deywóh₁ *? *deywṓys

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Anatolian: *diu̯- (daylight god)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *deiwás (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Celtic: *dēwos (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *tīwaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *daywás (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *deiwos (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN