Where does “чужестранец” come from?

чужестранец (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.

чужестранец (Russian): stranger, foreigner

Definitions

  1. stranger, foreigner

Ancestry of “чужестранец”, step by step

чужестранец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian чужо́й

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

via Russian страна́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстрана́country, region
2Old East Slavicстранаside
3Old Church Slavonicстранаside; country, region
4Proto-Slavicstornàside, land
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →