Etymology of the English word tavern
the English word
tavernderived from the Old French word
tavernederived from the Latin word
taberna (tavern, inn; wood hut)
derived from the Latin root
*trabernaderived from the Latin word
trabs (tree trunk; log, club)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*treb-Date
The earliest known usage of tavern in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
taveerne, French
taverne, German
Taverne, Italian
taverna, Provençal
taverna, Spanish
taberna, Swedish
tavernaUsage
Word found in Modern English
