Where does “lodger” come from?
Lodger comes from English lodge plus the agent suffix -er, derived from Old French -er, from Latin -āre and Latin -ārius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewp-.
lodger (English): A person who lodges in another's house
Definitions
- A person who lodges in another's house
Ancestry of “lodger”, step by step
| 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 |