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Where does “tammy” come from?

tammy (English) comes from French tamis, from Middle French tamis, from Old French tamis, from Medieval Latin tamisium, from Frankish tamis, from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄ — sieve.

tammy (English): A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth,...

Definitions

  1. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth,...

Ancestry of “tammy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtamissieve, riddle; screen
2Middle Frenchtamis—
3Old Frenchtamis—
4Medieval Latintamisium—
5Frankishtamis—
6Proto-Germanictamusį̄sieve
Every word from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄ →