Where does “kahytt” come from?

kahytt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French cajute, from Dutch kajuit, from Middle Dutch kayhute.

kahytt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cabin

Definitions

  1. a cabin

Ancestry of “kahytt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcajutea small cabin for one or more crew members of a ship, a bunk, berth bed
2Dutchkajuitcabin on a ship
3Middle Dutchkayhute—
Every word from Middle Dutch kayhute →
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