Auberge
/oʊˈbɛərʒ/noun
An inn or small hotel, especially one with a traditional or rustic character.
Did you know?Auberge descends from a Germanic term for a military shelter, related to the same linguistic family that produced English harbor and borough.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*harjabergō
“Army shelter or protected lodging place”
Early Medieval Period
Old High German
heriberga
“A shelter or lodging place for an army”
11th–12th Century
Old Provençal
alberga
“Lodging place, inn, or shelter”
12th–13th Century
Old French
alberge
“Inn or place providing lodging”
16th Century
French
auberge
“Inn or hostelry”
19th Century
English
auberge
“A French-style inn or small hotel”