Where does “filméthie” come from?
filméthie (Norman) comes from Norman filmer, from Norman film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
filméthie (Norman): gerund of filmer; filming
Definitions
- gerund of filmer; filming
Ancestry of “filméthie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | filmer | to film |
| 2 | Norman | film | movie, film |
| 3 | English | Film | — |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |