Proto-Indo-European

*dyew-

‘sky, heaven’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *dyew-.

52 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *dyew-, most familiar first.

• die ← dies ← accusative ← *djēm ← *dyḗws
• journal ← diurnālis ← diurnus ← diēs ← accusative
• journey ← journe ← jornee ← *diurnāta ← diurnum
• divine ← divin ← dīvīnus ← divus ← deivos
• journalism ← journalisme ← journaliste ← journal ← journal
• diary ← diārium ← diēs ← accusative ← *djēm
• dial ← diall ← dyal ← diālis ← diēs
• dev ← դեւ
• deity ← deité ← deitās ← deus ← deivos
• divinity ← divinité ← divinitas ← dīvīnus ← *deiwīnos
• diva ← dīvus ← deivā ← *deiwā ← *deiwos
• meridian ← merīdiānus ← merīdiēs ← medīdiēs ← diēs

More words from *dyew-

• div
• joss
• deuce
• divination
• sojourn
• jovial
• deva
• diurnal
• diviner
• deism
• deist
• deification
• divo
• meridional
• deify
• diel
• devata
• diwata
• meridiem
• theyyam
• alabado
• biduous
• deificate
• deiparous
• deiform
• deess
• deonym
• divinator
• divinify
• divata
• hodiern
• journaux
• méridienne
• novendial
• pandeism
• perendinate
• pomeridian
• sesquidiurnal
• subdial
• zeusophobia

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dyew-