Etymology

Borrowing from French auberge. The term is attested in the fifteenth century as French auberge, a loan from a term attested in eleventh century Old Provençal 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.