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...

Definitions

  1. A member of any of several Finnic peoples in the...

Ancestry of “Chud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianчудьChud
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →
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