Where does “verfilmen” come from?
verfilmen (Dutch) comes from German verfilmen, from German film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
verfilmen (Dutch): to make a film of, to turn into a movie; to store...
Definitions
- to make a film of, to turn into a movie; to store...
Ancestry of “verfilmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verfilmen | to make a film of |
| 2 | German | film | film a thin layer of some substance |
| 3 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |