Where does “tamis” come from?

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

tamis (French): sieve, riddle; screen

Definitions

  1. sieve, riddle; screen

Ancestry of “tamis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtamis—
2Old Frenchtamis—
3Medieval Latintamisium—
4Frankishtamis—
5Proto-Germanictamusį̄sieve

Words derived from “tamis”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄ →Every word from Frankish tamis →Every word from Medieval Latin tamisium →