Matrose
German (Berlin)
/maˈtʁoːzə/
noun
Definitions
- seaman; sailor of low rank (male or of unspecified sex)
Etymology
Derived from Old French matenot (bunkmate, sailor) derived from Middle Dutch mattenoot (bunkEnglish, bunk fellow) derived from Old Norse mötunautr (food companion).
Origin
Old Norse
mötunautr
Gloss
food companion
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- matróz Hungarian
- matrózok Hungarian
- matroos Dutch, Flemish
- matrozenpak Dutch, Flemish
- matelot French
- матро́с Russian
- матрос Russian
- *ganautaz Proto-Germanic
- mötunautr Old Norse
- matros Danish
- matenot Old French
- matros Indonesian
- mattenoot Middle Dutch
- matroos Afrikaans
- matelot Middle French
- matelot, matelots Middle French
- matros Crimean Tatar
- matrosi Sranan Tongo