Where does “чуждестранен” come from?

чуждестранен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian чужд, from Proto-Slavic ťuďь, from Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

чуждестранен (Bulgarian): foreign

Definitions

  1. foreign

Ancestry of “чуждестранен”, step by step

чуждестранен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian чужд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianчуждforeign, alien
2Proto-Slavicťuďьforeign, alien, strange
3Gothic𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰people, tribe; the heathen
4Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Bulgarian стра́нен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianстра́ненstrange, odd
2Russianстрана́country, region
3Old East Slavicстранаside
4Old Church Slavonicстранаside; country, region
5Proto-Slavicstornàside, land
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →