Where does “ekraanipilt” come from?

ekraanipilt (Estonian) comes from Estonian ekraan, from Russian экра́н, from French écran, from Old French escran, from Middle Dutch scherm, from Old Dutch skirm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz — to caw, crow.

ekraanipilt (Estonian): screen image

Definitions

  1. screen image

Ancestry of “ekraanipilt”, step by step

ekraanipilt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ekraan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianekraanscreen; display
2Russianэкра́нscreen a physical divider
3Frenchécranscreen
4Old Frenchescranscreen
5Middle Dutchschermprotective screen; protection, cover
6Old Dutchskirmprotection
7Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
8Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Estonian pilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpiltpicture; image; photograph, photo
2GermanBildimage; picture; painting; photo; image
3Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
4Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
5Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-
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