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Where does “forecastle” come from?

Forecastle comes from Middle English forecastel, meaning the forward part of a ship's upper deck.

forecastle (English): A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a...

Definitions

  1. A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a...

Ancestry of “forecastle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforecastel—

Words derived from “forecastle”

  • fo'c'sle
  • fo'c's'le
  • forecastleman
Every word from Middle English forecastel →