Borrowed from French tamis, from Middle French tamis, from Old French tamis, from Medieval Latin tamisium, from Frankish *tamis, *tamusi, from Proto-Germanic *tamusį̄. Cognate with Old High German zemis (dialectal German Zims), Dutch teems, West Frisian teams, tiems, German Low German Teemse, Teems, Old English temes, Old English temesian. temse.
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