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Where does “filmisch” come from?

filmisch (Dutch) comes from Dutch film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-, from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-.

filmisch (Dutch): Of or related to film, video or cinema; cinematic

Definitions

  1. Of or related to film, video or cinema; cinematic

Ancestry of “filmisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfilmfilm, movie
2EnglishFilm—
3Russianфильмfilm, movie
4EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
5Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
6Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
7Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-—
8Proto-Germanic*filmīn-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *filmīn- →