Where does “tamis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tamis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tamis”

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