Proto-Indo-European

*dyḗws

‘heaven, sky’

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

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

• die ← dies ← accusative ← *djēm
• journal ← diurnālis ← diurnus ← diēs ← accusative
• journey ← journe ← jornee ← *diurnāta ← diurnum
• journalism ← journalisme ← journaliste ← journal ← journal
• diary ← diārium ← diēs ← accusative ← *djēm
• dial ← diall ← dyal ← diālis ← diēs
• meridian ← merīdiānus ← merīdiēs ← medīdiēs ← diēs
• sojourn ← sojourne ← sojor ← *subdiurnāre ← diurnus
• diurnal ← diurnālis ← diēs ← accusative ← *djēm
• meridional ← merīdiōnālis ← merīdiēs ← medīdiēs ← diēs
• diel ← dies ← accusative ← *djēm
• meridiem ← merīdiēs ← medīdiēs ← diēs ← *djous

More words from *dyḗws

• biduous
• hodiern
• journaux
• méridienne
• novendial
• perendinate
• pomeridian
• sesquidiurnal
• subdial
• zeusophobia

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws