Where does “ťuďь” come from?
ťuďь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
ťuďь (Proto-Slavic): foreign, alien, strange
Definitions
- foreign, alien, strange
Ancestry of “ťuďь”, step by step
ťuďь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gothic | 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 | people, tribe; the heathen |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Proto-Balto-Slavic *t(j)autāˀ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *t(j)autāˀ | — |