The story
- Latin · derived fromobtrūdō“thrust off or against”
- English todayobtrude
From Latin obtrūdō (“thrust off or against”), from ob- (“ob-”) + trūdō (“thrust”).
First known use, by meaning
- from 16th c. To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area.
- from 16th c. To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into).
- from 17th c. To impose (oneself) on others; to cut in.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.