scrimmage
SKRIM-ij · noun
English
Origin
Scrimmage is a corruption of skirmish — the sounds got worn down and reshaped over time until a new spelling took hold.
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Related words
Because scrimmage comes from skirmish, the two words are directly linked — one is essentially a shape-shifted version of the other.