English
lodgment
Lodgment comes from Middle French logement, from logier ‘to lodge’, and ultimately from Frankish *laubijā ‘arbour, shelter’.
- Frankishc. 250–700*laubijā‘arbour, shelter’reconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500lobium‘a portico, covered way, gallery’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400loge‘hut’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400logier‘to lodge’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600logieras loger‘to lodge’
- Middle French, derivedc. 1400–1600logement
- Englishearliest quotation 1847lodgment
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Frankishc. 250–700*laubijā‘arbour, shelter’reconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500lobium‘a portico, covered way, gallery’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400loge‘hut’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400logier‘to lodge’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600logieras loger‘to lodge’
- Middle French, derivedc. 1400–1600logement
- Englishearliest quotation 1847lodgment
Earliest quotation: 1847, – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray: “Rawdon was denied the door by Mr. Bowls; his…”
Linked words
through Frankish *laubijā ‘arbour, shelter’
through Old French loge ‘hut’
through Old French logier ‘to lodge’
through Middle French logier ‘to lodge’
Today it means
noun An area used for lodging; a place in which a person or thing is or can be lodged.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Frankish *laubijā / lodgment