English

matchpot

From match + pot.

A compound of match + pot

Proto-Germanic *makô ‘an equal’

Proto-West Germanic *makkjō

Old English mæċċa ‘companion’

Middle English macche ‘a bride or mate’

English match

Proto-Germanic *puttaz ‘pot, jar’

Old English pott ‘pot’

Middle English pot ‘a cookpot’

English pot

Today it means

noun A miniature pot of paint, intended to be used as a sample for matching an existing colour.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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