Word origin
[1590–1600; ‹ AF, MF
agister to give lodgings to, equiv. to
a- a-5 +
gister to lodge, lie ‹ Gmc; cf. OE
giestian to lodge, deriv. of
giest guest]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: jolt, mission, radius, squeeze, volunteer