Where does “indbilde” come from?
indbilde (Danish) comes from German einbilden, from German ein-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
indbilde (Danish): to delude, convince to make someone believe that something false is true
Definitions
- to delude, convince to make someone believe that something false is true
Ancestry of “indbilde”, step by step
indbilde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German einbilden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | einbilden | to imagine falsely |
| 2 | German | ein- | generally indicating motion into something; one,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | īn- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | in | in |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via Danish bilde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bilde | to form |
| 2 | German | bilden | to form, to train; to educate oneself |
| 3 | German | Bild | image; picture; painting; photo; image |
| 4 | Middle High German | bilde | picture, example, comparison; image, shape |
| 5 | Old High German | bilidi | image, figure, reflection, replica |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *biliþi | likeness, image |