Where does “taverne” come from?

taverne (Middle English) comes from Old French taverne, from Latin taberna, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.

taverne (Middle English): bar, pub

Definitions

  1. bar, pub

Ancestry of “taverne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtavernetavern
2Latintabernashop, store; inn; tavern, saloon
3Latintrabstimber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
4Indo-European*treb-—

Words derived from “taverne”

Every word from Indo-European *treb- →Every word from Latin trabs →Every word from Latin taberna →