Where does “Philisten” come from?

Philisten (Middle English) comes from Old English Fillestina, from Late Latin Philistinus, from Koine Greek Φυλιστῖνοι, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

Ancestry of “Philisten”, step by step

Philisten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English Fillestina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishFillestina—
2Late LatinPhilistinus—
3Koine GreekΦυλιστῖνοι—
4Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּים—
5Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּיa Philistine; Philistine
6HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
7Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade

via Old English Filistina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishFilistinathe Philistines genitive
2LatinPhilistinus—
Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־ש →Every word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת →Every word from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי →