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Where does “lodgerless” come from?

lodgerless (English) comes from English lodger, 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 — he, she.

lodgerless (English): Without a lodger

Definitions

  1. Without a lodger

Ancestry of “lodgerless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlodgerA person who lodges in another's house
2EnglishlodgeA building for recreational use such as a hunting...
3FrenchlogerTo lodge, to stay, to be lodging; To find a...
4Middle Frenchlogierto lodge
5Old Frenchlogier—
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-āre—
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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