Where does “чужо́й” come from?

чужо́й (Russian) 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.

чужо́й (Russian): foreign; another's, alien; stranger

Definitions

  1. foreign; another's, alien; stranger

Ancestry of “чужо́й”, 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

Words derived from “чужо́й”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →