Where does “filister” come from?

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

filister (Norwegian Bokmål): a Philistine

Definitions

  1. a Philistine

Ancestry of “filister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPhilisterprovincial; Philistine; nonacademic, nonstudent,...
2Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּים
3Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּיa Philistine; Philistine
4HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
5Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade
Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־שEvery word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁתEvery word from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי
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