Where does “chud” come from?

chud (English) comes from English could, from English ICH, from English ichthyophthiriasis, from English Ichthyophthirius, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós — bird.

chud (English): To champ; to bite; A gross, physically...

Definitions

  1. To champ; to bite; A gross, physically...

Ancestry of “chud”, step by step

chud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English could

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcouldsimple past tense of can; conditional of can;...
2EnglishICHInitialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism...
3EnglishichthyophthiriasisA parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused...
4EnglishIchthyophthirius
5Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
6Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
7Proto-Hellenicayyetós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Russian чудь

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

Words derived from “chud

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis
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