Where does “Bild” come from?

Bild (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German bilidi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi — likeness, image.

Bild (Central Franconian): image; picture; painting; photo

Definitions

  1. image; picture; painting; photo

Ancestry of “Bild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
2Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old High German bilidi →