Where does “tarnish” come from?
Tarnish comes from Middle English ternysshen, from Old French ternir, from Frankish darnijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-.
tarnish (English): Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a...
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- Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a...
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