Where does “cuzy” come from?

cuzy (Lower Sorbian) comes 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.

cuzy (Lower Sorbian): foreign, strange

Definitions

  1. foreign, strange

Ancestry of “cuzy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicťuďьforeign, alien, strange
2Gothic𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰people, tribe; the heathen
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-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 →