Where does “Filmdebüt” come from?
Filmdebüt (German) comes from German Debüt, from French début, from Middle French débuter, from Middle French but, from Old French but, from Old French butte, from Frankish but, from Proto-Germanic *butą — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Filmdebüt (German): film debut
Definitions
- film debut
Ancestry of “Filmdebüt”, step by step
Filmdebüt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Debüt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Debüt | debut |
| 2 | French | début | start, beginning |
| 3 | Middle French | débuter | to move, begin |
| 4 | Middle French | but | mark, goal |
| 5 | Old French | but | aim, goal, end, target; end, aim, purpose |
| 6 | Old French | butte | but, mark; mound, knoll, target |
| 7 | Frankish | but | stump, log |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *butą | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via German film
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | film | film a thin layer of some substance |
| 2 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 3 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 4 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 5 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 6 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |