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.
Klangbild (German): sound, sound pattern
Ancestry of “Klangbild”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Bild | image; picture; painting; photo; image |
| 2 | Middle High German | bilde | picture, example, comparison; image, shape |
| 3 | Old High German | bilidi | image, figure, reflection, replica |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *biliþi | — |