matchstick

Words with a similar base: matchstick

'matchstick'

[matchstick.n.01] as in: a short thin stick of wood used in making matches

Origins

					matchstick (English)
├── match (English)
│   ├── macche (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── mæcca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   │       └── gemæcca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── meiche (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│       └── micca (Latin)
└── stick (English)
    ├── stiken (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── stician (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── stikke (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── sticca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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