Where does “matros” come from?

matros (Swedish) comes from Dutch matroos, from French matelot, from Middle French matelot, from Old French matenot, from Middle Dutch mattenoot — bunk fellow.

matros (Swedish): seaman, sailor

Definitions

  1. seaman, sailor

Ancestry of “matros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmatroossailor, seaman
2Frenchmatelotseaman
3Middle Frenchmatelotsailor
4Old Frenchmatenotsailor, bunkmate
5Middle Dutchmattenootbunk fellow

Words derived from “matros”

Every word from Middle Dutch mattenoot →