English
intrude
Intrude comes from Latin intrudere, from trūdō ‘to thrust’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trewd-‘to push, to thrust’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*troudō‘to thrust’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrūdōas trudere‘to thrust’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintrudere
- Englishearliest quotation 1725intrude
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trewd-‘to push, to thrust’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*troudō‘to thrust’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrūdōas trudere‘to thrust’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintrudere
- Englishearliest quotation 1725intrude
Earliest quotation: 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick: Or: “Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *trewd- ‘to push, to thrust’
threat, thrust, protrusion, protrude, 10 more
through Latin trūdō ‘to thrust’
Today it means
verb To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *trewd- / intrude