Etymograph

English

resort

Resort comes from Old French resortir ‘to fall back, return, resort, have recourse,…’.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400resortir1‘to fall back’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500resorten1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1526resort1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English resort
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1526, [William Tyndale, The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible): “The same daye went Jesus out off the housse,…”.

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400resortirWiktionary, English resort‘to fall back’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500resortenWiktionary, English resort
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1526resortWiktionary, English resort. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1526, [William Tyndale, The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible): “The same daye went Jesus out off the housse,…”

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Today it means

noun A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “resort”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Old French resortir / resort