Where does “Klangbild” come from?

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

Klangbild (German): sound, sound pattern

Definitions

  1. sound, sound pattern

Ancestry of “Klangbild”, step by step

Klangbild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBildimage; picture; painting; photo; image
2Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
3Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image

via German klang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklangfirst/third-person singular preterite of klingen
2Middle High Germanklanc—
3Old High Germanklang—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old High German bilidi →Every word from Middle High German bilde →