Where does “чужбина” come from?

чужбина (Russian) comes from Russian чужо́й, 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.

чужбина (Russian): foreign country, strange/foreign land

Definitions

  1. foreign country, strange/foreign land

Ancestry of “чужбина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчужо́йforeign; another's, alien; stranger
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 →