English
losmen
Losmen comes from Indonesian losmen ‘hostel’, from French logement ‘housing, dwelling’, and ultimately from Middle French logement.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600logement
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘housing, dwelling’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentsame form‘hostel’
- Indonesianmodernlosmen‘hostel’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600logement
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘housing, dwelling’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentsame form‘hostel’
- Indonesianmodernlosmen‘hostel’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Middle French logement
Today it means
noun An Indonesian hostel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French logement / losmen