Where does “matratse” come from?

matratse (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

Ancestry of “matratse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchmaterasAlternative form of matras
2Italianmaterassomattress
3Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
4Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw
Every word from Arabic طَرَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَطْرَح →Every word from Italian materasso →