Where does “Minibildchen” come from?

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

Minibildchen (German): a particularly small picture

Definitions

  1. a particularly small picture

Ancestry of “Minibildchen”, step by step

Minibildchen 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 Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMini—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old High German bilidi →Every word from Middle High German bilde →