Where does “filme” come from?
filme (Middle English) comes from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-, from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-.
filme (Middle English): film, membrane
Ancestry of “filme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
Words derived from “filme”