Where does “matelots” come from?

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

Ancestry of “matelots”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmatenotsailor, bunkmate
2Middle Dutchmattenootbunk fellow
Every word from Middle Dutch mattenoot →Every word from Old French matenot →