English

rematch

From re- + match.

A compound of re- + match

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Germanic *makô ‘an equal’

Proto-West Germanic *makkjō

Old English mæċċa ‘companion’

Middle English macche ‘a bride or mate’

English match

Today it means

noun A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest.

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