Where does “lodging” come from?
Lodging derives from Middle English -ing and Old English -ing suffixed to lodge, which comes from Frankish laubja, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- meaning to peel or strip.
lodging (English): A place to live or lodge; Sleeping accommodation;...
Definitions
- A place to live or lodge; Sleeping accommodation;...
Ancestry of “lodging”, 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 |