English
matchlight
From match + light.
Proto-Germanic *makô ‘an equal’
Proto-West Germanic *makkjō
Old English mæċċa ‘companion’
Middle English macche ‘a bride or mate’
English match
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’
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Proto-Germanic *leuhtą
Proto-West Germanic *leuht ‘light’
Old English lēoht
Middle English light ‘light, illumination’
English light
Today it means
noun The light produced by a burning match.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / matchlight