Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: touchdown

'touchdown'

[touchdown.n.01] as in: a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line

'touchdown'

[touchdown.n.02] as in: a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes

Origins

					touchdown (English)
├── down (English)
│   ├── doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   ├── dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── dún (Old Norse)
└── touch (English)
    └── touchen (Middle English (1100-1500))