English
hostelling
From hostel + -ing.
Formed from hostel + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis ‘lord, master’
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Latin hospitalis ‘hospitable’
Late Latin hospitale ‘hospice’
Old French hostel
Middle English hostel ‘a hostel or guesthouse’
English hostel
Today it means
noun the practice of staying in youth hostels when on holiday, or travelling
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hostelling