Where does “Lieblingsfilm” come from?

Lieblingsfilm (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-.

Lieblingsfilm (German): favorite film

Definitions

  1. favorite film

Ancestry of “Lieblingsfilm”, step by step

Lieblingsfilm 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 Liebling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLieblingdarling, dear; favorite
2Germanliebe' inflected form of lieb; inflection of...
3Middle High Germanliebethe quality of love, pleasure, joy, favour, love;...
4Old High Germanliobafortune, health, pleasantness, joy
5Proto-Germanicleubazdear, beloved
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-