Where does “kajüte” come from?

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

kajüte (German): cabin, sleeping quarters (on a ship, barge, yacht, etc. for passengers and officers)

Definitions

  1. cabin, sleeping quarters (on a ship, barge, yacht, etc. for passengers and officers)

Ancestry of “kajüte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankajüte—
2Middle Dutchkayhute—

Words derived from “kajüte”

Every word from Middle Dutch kayhute →Every word from Middle Low German kajüte →