Where does “madrass” come from?
madrass (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.
madrass (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mattress
Ancestry of “madrass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | مَطْرَح | carpet, place where something is thrown; place... |
| 2 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |