Where does “מאַטראַץ” come from?
מאַטראַץ (Yiddish) comes from German Matratze, from Middle High German materaz, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.
Ancestry of “מאַטראַץ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Matratze | mattress; a promiscuous woman; whore; slut |
| 2 | Middle High German | materaz | — |
| 3 | Old French | materas | Alternative form of matras |
| 4 | Italian | materasso | mattress |
| 5 | Arabic | مَطْرَح | carpet, place where something is thrown; place... |
| 6 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |