Where does “lounge” come from?

lounge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English lounge, from French s'allonger — to lie down.

lounge (Norwegian Bokmål): a lounge

Definitions

  1. a lounge

Ancestry of “lounge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloungeA waiting room in an office, airport etc; A...
2Frenchs'allongerto lie down
Every word from French s'allonger →Every word from English lounge →