Notch
/nɒtʃ/noun
A V-shaped cut, indentation, or groove in a surface or edge.
Did you know?“Notch” entered English in the 16th century, and its origin is probably tied to a cutting or nicking sense seen in related Romance forms—language literally carving meaning into wood and stone.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ned-
“to tie, bind, fasten”
Late Latin
Latin
nottāre
“to mark with a notch or mark”
Old French
Old French
nocte / notche
“a notch, nick, or cut”
14th–16th Century
English
notche
“a cut, indentation, or tally mark”
Modern English
English
notch
“a V-shaped cut, indentation, or groove”