Where does “cizinec” come from?
cizinec (Czech) comes from Czech cizí, from Old Czech cuzí, 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.
cizinec (Czech): foreigner, stranger
Ancestry of “cizinec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | cizí | strange, unfamiliar; foreign |
| 2 | Old Czech | cuzí | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ťuďь | foreign, alien, strange |
| 4 | Gothic | 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 | people, tribe; the heathen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |