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Where does “filming” come from?

Filming comes from English film, Middle English filme, Old English filmen, Proto-Germanic filminją, and Proto-Indo-European pel(w)- and pel-, meaning to stretch or spread.

filming (English): The action of the verb to film; present...

Definitions

  1. The action of the verb to film; present...

Ancestry of “filming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
2Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
3Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
4Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-—
5Proto-Germanic*filmīn-—

Words derived from “filming”

  • nonfilming
Every word from Proto-Germanic *filmīn- →