Where does “lodgekeeper” come from?
lodgekeeper (English) comes from English lodge, from French loger, from Middle French logier, from Old French logier, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
lodgekeeper (English): The keeper of a lodge
Definitions
- The keeper of a lodge
Ancestry of “lodgekeeper”, step by step
lodgekeeper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lodge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lodge | A building for recreational use such as a hunting... |
| 2 | French | loger | To lodge, to stay, to be lodging; To find a... |
| 3 | Middle French | logier | to lodge |
| 4 | Old French | logier | to lodge (stay non-permanently) |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |