Where does “madrass” come from?

madrass (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

madrass (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mattress

Definitions

  1. a mattress

Ancestry of “madrass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
2Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw
Every word from Arabic طَرَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَطْرَح →