Where does “heiligenbeeld” come from?

heiligenbeeld (Dutch) comes from Dutch beeld, from Middle Dutch bēelde, from Old Dutch bilithi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi — likeness, image.

heiligenbeeld (Dutch): image of a saint

Definitions

  1. image of a saint

Ancestry of “heiligenbeeld”, step by step

heiligenbeeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch beeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeeldimage; statue, sculpture; impression, idea
2Middle Dutchbēeldesculpture
3Old Dutchbilithi—
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image

via Dutch heilige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheiligesaint
2Middle Dutchheiligesaint; relic, figure of a saint
3Old Dutchhēligo—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old Dutch bilithi →Every word from Middle Dutch bēelde →