matros
Danish
noun
Definitions
- seaman
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish matroos (sailor, seaman) derived from French matelot derived from Middle Dutch mattenoot (bunkEnglish, bunk fellow).
Origin
Middle Dutch
mattenoot
Gloss
bunkEnglish, bunk fellow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Matrose German
- matroos Dutch, Flemish
- matrozenpak Dutch, Flemish
- matelot French
- матро́с Russian
- матрос Russian
- mötunautr Old Norse
- matenot Old French
- matros Indonesian
- mattenoot Middle Dutch
- matroos Afrikaans
- matelot Middle French
- matelot, matelots Middle French
- matros Crimean Tatar
- matrosi Sranan Tongo
- matlo Antillean Creole