Where does “teems” come from?

teems (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch temse, from Old Dutch *temusa, from Frankish *tamisu.

teems (Dutch): a sieve made of horsehair or copper wire

Definitions

  1. a sieve made of horsehair or copper wire

Ancestry of “teems”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtemse—
2Old Dutch*temusa—
3Frankish*tamisu—
Every word from Frankish *tamisu →Every word from Old Dutch *temusa →Every word from Middle Dutch temse →