Lodge (etymology)
The word loge is a loan word from French . The French word is derived from Germanic and Old High German . Origin (althochdeutsch the name of foliage in various Germanic languages loub , gothic run , English leaf , Swedish löv ), these are probably an extension of the Indo-European root word leu (cut, peel, tear off). The Old High German louba and the Old Franconian loubja ( leaf hut, little house) are derived from the names for foliage, these are taken over from Romance languages and there, the Middle Latin lobia and finally the Old French loge . The French word is then used in modern times in different specialized meanings that have been adopted as loan words in German:
- a small room open to the front or furnished to look out, e.g. B. for a porter (see also Concierge )
- a front open and with a parapet, but closed at the side in the opera, theater and similar event rooms: box (auditorium)
- an association or community that differentiates itself from the public to a greater or lesser extent and only accepts members according to certain criteria. They are obliged to maintain secrecy about internal matters (cf. Lodge Association ).
- a single, locally based Masonic Lodge
- in the broader sense, the non-public meeting place of such a community
- an association of artists, artists' association, professional association (cf. the " International Artist Lodge ")
- an Austrian expression for a public toilet facility that is used by homosexuals for sex , see flap (sex)
- a Lower Saxony place name for a "low place" or Grasanger. The names Loh and Lohe go back to the same Middle High German origin.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Etymology. Dictionary of origin of the German language . Duden Volume 7, Bibliographisches Institut Mannheim 1963, ISBN 3-411-00907-1 , pp. 389, 408
- ↑ J. Udolph et al. a .: Real Lexicon of Germanic Antiquity. de Gruyter
Web links
Wiktionary: Lodge - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
