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Where does “ternysshen” come from?
ternysshen (Middle English) comes from Old French ternir, from Old High German *ternen.
Ancestry of “ternysshen”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
ternir
to make dim, make wan
2
Old High German
*ternen
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Words derived from “ternysshen”
tarnish
tarnishment
untarnishable
tarnishable
antitarnish
nontarnish
tarnisher
nontarnishable
tarnisheth
tarnishest
tarnishproof
untarnishability
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