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Where does the word "lodge" come from? It comes from Frankish laubja, passing through Old French before entering English (1200s).
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Where does the word "lodge" come from? It comes from Frankish laubja, passing through Old French before entering English (1200s).
Lodge’s story begins in Frankish: laubja meant “shelter of leaves.” A Frankish word related to 'leaf' and 'lobby'. By medieval, the word had taken hold in Old French as loge. A temporary shelter. It reached English by 1200s as lodge. Masonic 'lodges' date from the 1400s. Today, lodge means a small house at the gate of an estate; to stay or place.
- Stage 1 · Frankish · ancient laubja "shelter of leaves", a Frankish word related to 'leaf' and 'lobby'.
- Stage 2 · Old French · medieval loge "hut, arbour", a temporary shelter.
- Stage 3 · English · 1200s lodge "a small house", Masonic 'lodges' date from the 1400s.