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Where does “aubergiste” come from?

aubergiste (English) comes from French aubergiste, from French auberge, from Old Occitan alberga, from Frankish harjabergu, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.

aubergiste (English): An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking...

Definitions

  1. An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking...

Ancestry of “aubergiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaubergisteinnkeeper, landlord
2Frenchaubergehostel; prison
3Old Occitanalbergacamp, hut
4Frankishharjabergubarracks; shelter; army camp, barracks; refuge,...
5Proto-West Germanichariarmy
6Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
7Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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