Where does “Heimatfilm” come from?

Heimatfilm (German) comes from German film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-, from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-.

Heimatfilm (German): Heimatfilm, homeland film

Definitions

  1. Heimatfilm, homeland film

Ancestry of “Heimatfilm”, step by step

Heimatfilm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German film

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfilmfilm a thin layer of some substance
2EnglishFilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity
3Russianфильмfilm, movie
4EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
5Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
6Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
7Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-
8Proto-Germanic*filmīn-

via German Heimat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeimathome; homeland; home; homeland; place where...
2Middle High Germanheimuote
3Old High Germanheimōti
4Proto-West Germanichaimōdihomeland
5Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-Every word from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-Every word from Old English filmen