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Where does “rüde” come from?

rüde (German) comes from French rude, from Old French rude, from Latin rudis, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rüde (German): rude, harsh

Definitions

  1. rude, harsh

Ancestry of “rüde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchruderough, harsh; tough, hard; severe; bitter, harsh,...
2Old Frenchrude—
3Latinrudisrough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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