Where does “rude” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrude—
2Latinrudisrough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rude”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Latin rudis →Every word from Old French rude →