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Where does “Themse” come from?
Themse (German) comes from Old English Temese, from Latin Tamesis, from Proto-Brythonic *Tamesis.
Ancestry of “Themse”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old English
Temese
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2
Latin
Tamesis
the Thames a river in Britain that runs through London
3
Proto-Brythonic
*Tamesis
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Words derived from “Themse”
themseaufwärts
Themsemetropole
Themsestadt
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