The story
- Proto-Slavic · derived from*těšiti
- English todayTessmer
From the German surname of Slavic origin, from personal names beginning with the element teš (“to console, comfort”) (from Proto-Slavic *těšiti) + měr (“peace”). Compare Tesch.
Words from the same roots
Proto-Slavic*těšiti all →
TeschTetzlaff
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.