Where does “Bildung” come from?

Bildung (German) comes from Middle High German bildunge, from Old High German bildunga.

Bildung (German): cultivation, refinement, education, culture;...

Definitions

  1. cultivation, refinement, education, culture;...

Ancestry of “Bildung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbildunge—
2Old High Germanbildunga—

Words derived from “Bildung”

Every word from Old High German bildunga →Every word from Middle High German bildunge →