Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/deywós

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

Etymology

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

Noun

*deywós m (non-ablauting)

1. (sky) god

Inflection

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, *deywóbʰos
dative	*deywóey	*?	*deywómos, *deywóbʰos
locative	*deywéy, *deywóy	*?	*deywóysu
instrumental	*deywóh₁	*?	*deywṓys

Descendants

• Proto-Anatolian: *diu̯- (“daylight god”)
  • Lycian: 𐊈𐊆𐊇 (ziw)
  • Lydian: 𐤣𐤦𐤥𐤦 (diwi)
  • Luwian: 𒋾𒉿𒊍 (tiwaz, “a sun god”)
  • Palaic: 𒋾𒅀𒊍 (ti-ia-az /⁠tiyaz⁠/)
• 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)