Re: Dyeus and Deiwos review and question

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "A." <xthanex@...> wrote:

>
> Below is a list I have gathered from multiple sources. In most

cases I must confess to not knowing how the particular cultural
expression developed, (aka not sure of the soundlaws responsible for
the derivation) and am simply taking the opinion of more knowledgable

> people for granted.
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> ENTRY: dyeu-
> DEFINITION: To shine (and in many derivatives, "sky, heaven, god").
> Zero-grades *dyu- and *diw-.
> I. Basic form *dyeu-
> II. Noun *deiwos, god, formed by e-insertion to the zero-grade
> *diw- and suffixation of (accented) -o-.
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>
> Dyeus group:
> Greek Zeus
> Roman Jovis -> Juppiter
> Vedic Dyaus Pitar
>
> * Are there any German, Celtic, Baltic, Slavic, Hittite, or
> Iranian/Avestan forms of the Dyeus group??
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> Deiwos group:
> Germanic Tiwaz Germanic *deiwos > *ti:waz (regular soudlaws *d > t,
> *ei > i:, *o > a, *-s > -z). Goth. Tyz, Eng. Tiw, Norse Tyr, Also
> OHG Zio, OHG ziari (shining, splendid), OS tir (glory)
> Latin Deus
> Slavic Div
> Vedic Devas
> Avestan Daeva
> Old Irish Dia "god" & Welsh Duw
> Baltic Dievas: Lith. dievas, Ltv. dievs, Old Prussian deiws
> Hittite Sius & Siwatt (*diw-os > *siw-as > Sius & Siwatt)
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> Luwian Tiwat and Palaic Tiyaz ??
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>
> If anyone could clarify any errors, answer the above question, or
> fill in any missing sound laws, I would greatly appreciate it!

Am I to assume that all of the derivations are correct and that no
one feels like clarifying how the different expressions developed or
adding anything else to this well beaten horse?

Regards,
Aydan