Where does “tarnishment” come from?

tarnishment (English) comes from English tarnish, from Middle English ternysshen, from Old French ternir, from Old High German *ternen.

tarnishment (English): tarnishing

Definitions

  1. tarnishing

Ancestry of “tarnishment”, step by step

tarnishment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tarnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtarnishOxidation or discoloration, especially of a...
2Middle Englishternysshen—
3Old Frenchternirto make dim, make wan
4Old High German*ternen—

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Old High German *ternen →Every word from Old French ternir →Every word from Middle English ternysshen →