auberge

Borrowed from French auberge. The term is attested in the fifteenth century as French auberge, a loan from a term attested in eleventh century Old Occitan alberga (“camp, hut”), derived from albergar (“to host”). The term originated in Frankish *heriberga, from Proto-Germanic *harjabergō (“housing, house (army)”), composed of the elements *harjaz (“army”) (compare German Heer) and *berganą (“to shelter, to protect”), whence German bergen. Doublet of harbour.

auberge (plural auberges)

1. An inn or hostel.

• Gebauer

• IPA^(key): /o.bɛʁʒ/

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auberge f (plural auberges)

1. hostel
2. (slang) prison

• auberge de jeunesse

• → English: auberge
• → Polish: oberża

• “auberge” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).