Where does “filisterstwo” come from?

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

filisterstwo (Polish): philistinism, ignorance, anti-intellectualism

Definitions

  1. philistinism, ignorance, anti-intellectualism

Ancestry of “filisterstwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfilisterbabbitt, philistine
2GermanPhilisterprovincial; Philistine; nonacademic, nonstudent,...
3Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּים
4Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּיa Philistine; Philistine
5HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
6Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade
Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־שEvery word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁתEvery word from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי
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