Where does “hótelherbergi” come from?
hótelherbergi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hótel, from Danish hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis — to drink.
hótelherbergi (Icelandic): hotel room
Definitions
- hotel room
Ancestry of “hótelherbergi”, step by step
hótelherbergi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hótel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hótel | hotel |
| 2 | Danish | hotel | hotel |
| 3 | French | hôtel | mansion, town house, hotel; hotel |
| 4 | Middle French | hostel | shelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;... |
| 5 | Old French | ostel | shelter; place to stay |
| 6 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 7 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Icelandic herbergi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | herbergi | room, apartment |
| 2 | Old Norse | herbergi | a harbour; an inn; a closet, a room |
| 3 | Middle Low German | herberge | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | heriberga | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | harjabergu | army camp, barracks; refuge, shelter |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |