Where does “fo'c'sle” come from?

fo'c'sle (English) comes from English forecastle, from Middle English forecastel.

fo'c'sle (English): Forecastle

Definitions

  1. Forecastle

Ancestry of “fo'c'sle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforecastleA raised part of the upper deck at the front of a...
2Middle Englishforecastel—
Every word from Middle English forecastel →Every word from English forecastle →