Where does “Kapitänskajüte” come from?

Kapitänskajüte (German) comes from German kajüte, from Middle Low German kajüte, from Middle Dutch kayhute.

Kapitänskajüte (German): Captain's cabin, the captain's private room on a...

Definitions

  1. Captain's cabin, the captain's private room on a...

Ancestry of “Kapitänskajüte”, step by step

Kapitänskajüte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kajüte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankajütecabin, sleeping quarters (on a ship, barge, yacht, etc. for passengers and officers)
2Middle Low Germankajüte—
3Middle Dutchkayhute—

via German Kapitäns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKapitänsgenitive singular of Kapitän
Every word from Middle Dutch kayhute →Every word from Middle Low German kajüte →Every word from German kajüte →