Where does “Philister” come from?

Philister (German) comes from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

Philister (German): provincial; Philistine; nonacademic, nonstudent,...

Definitions

  1. provincial; Philistine; nonacademic, nonstudent,...

Ancestry of “Philister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּים—
2Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּיa Philistine; Philistine
3HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
4Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade

Words derived from “Philister”

Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־ש →Every word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת →Every word from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי →