Where does “Chud” come from?
Chud (English) comes from Russian чудь, 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.
Chud (English): A member of any of several Finnic peoples in the...
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- A member of any of several Finnic peoples in the...
Ancestry of “Chud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | чудь | Chud |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ťuďь | foreign, alien, strange |
| 3 | Gothic | 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 | people, tribe; the heathen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |