Where does “matelot” come from?

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

matelot (English): A sailor; A mate; a boon companion

Definitions

  1. A sailor; A mate; a boon companion

Ancestry of “matelot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “matelot”

Every word from Middle Dutch mattenoot →