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Where does “rude” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rude”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rude”

  • rude
  • rudesby
  • rudery
  • rudeboy
  • unrude
  • ruden
  • rudie
  • rudity
  • rudeling
  • rudesome
  • rudeful
  • overrude
  • rude
  • rudesse
  • rudoyer
  • rudement
  • rüde
  • rude
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