Etymology

deathmatch

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Today it means: A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another. Full definition →

English match ← Middle English macche ← Old English ġemæċċa
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  1. Englishdeath
  2. Proto-Germanic*makô
  3. Proto-Germanic*gamakô
  4. Proto-Germanic*gamakjô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*gamakkjō
  6. Old Englishġemæċċa
  7. Middle Englishmacche
  8. Englishmatch
  9. English todaydeathmatch

From death + match.

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