Where does “matroos” come from?

matroos (Dutch) comes from French matelot, from Middle French matelot, from Old French matenot, from Middle Dutch mattenoot — bunk fellow.

matroos (Dutch): sailor, seaman

Definitions

  1. sailor, seaman

Ancestry of “matroos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmatelotseaman
2Middle Frenchmatelotsailor
3Old Frenchmatenotsailor, bunkmate
4Middle Dutchmattenootbunk fellow

Words derived from “matroos”

Every word from Middle Dutch mattenoot →