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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English, 14th–15th centuries · guest lodging

hostel

lodging, accommodation, inn, or dwelling place

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French, c. 1066–1500 · guest lodging

ostel / hostel

lodging or accommodation

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

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SOUND CHANGE

Middle English hostel borrows Anglo-French ostel or hostel with close preservation of the form.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The lodging meaning remains stable.

CHRONOLOGY

Anglo-French to Middle English.

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Merriam-Webster Editors

CONFIDENCE

established — The borrowing is directly stated.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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Hostel — Definition and Word HistoryWord History: Etymology

States that Middle English borrowed Anglo-French ostel and hostel.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WHERE THIS CLAIM APPEARS

RELATION / 233hostel

hostel → ostel / hostel

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