Where does “Matratze” come from?
Matratze (German) comes from Middle High German materaz, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.
Matratze (German): mattress; a promiscuous woman; whore; slut
Definitions
- mattress; a promiscuous woman; whore; slut
Ancestry of “Matratze”, step by step
Matratze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German materaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | materaz | — |
| 2 | Old French | materas | Alternative form of matras |
| 3 | Italian | materasso | mattress |
| 4 | Arabic | مَطْرَح | carpet, place where something is thrown; place... |
| 5 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |
via Arabic مطرح
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مطرح | place where something is thrown at |