Where does “Bildschirmformat” come from?

Bildschirmformat (German) comes from German Bildschirm, from German schirm, from Middle High German schirm, from Old High German skerm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Bildschirmformat (German): screen aspect ratio

Definitions

  1. screen aspect ratio

Ancestry of “Bildschirmformat”, step by step

Bildschirmformat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bildschirm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBildschirmscreen; monitor; display
2Germanschirmscreen
3Middle High Germanschirm
4Old High Germanskerm
5Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
6Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via German Format

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFormatstature
2Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
3Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-