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Where does “matenot” come from?

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

matenot (Old French): sailor, bunkmate

Definitions

  1. sailor, bunkmate

Ancestry of “matenot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmattenootbunk fellow

Words derived from “matenot”

  • matelot
  • matross
  • matelots
  • матрос
  • matelots
  • matelot
  • Matrose
  • matroos
  • matrózok
  • matróz
  • matros
  • matelots
  • matelot
  • matroos
  • matros
Every word from Middle Dutch mattenoot →