Where does “Film” come from?
Film (German) comes from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-, from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-.
Film (German): film; photographic film; motion picture
Definitions
- film; photographic film; motion picture
Ancestry of “Film”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 3 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
Words derived from “Film”