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

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Etymology

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

    Noun

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    *deywós m (non-ablauting)[1]

    1. (sky) god

    Inflection

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    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

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    • Proto-Anatolian: *diu̯- (daylight god)
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *deiwás (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Celtic: *deiwos (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

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