Where does “verfilming” come from?
verfilming (Dutch) comes from Dutch verfilmen, from German verfilmen, from German film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen.
verfilming (Dutch): a film that has been based on or adapted from another medium
Definitions
- a film that has been based on or adapted from another medium
Ancestry of “verfilming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verfilmen | to make a film of, to turn into a movie; to store... |
| 2 | German | verfilmen | to make a film of |
| 3 | German | film | film a thin layer of some substance |
| 4 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 5 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 6 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 7 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 8 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |