Where does “Scherbenbild” come from?

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

Scherbenbild (German): a piece of art made from shards

Definitions

  1. a piece of art made from shards

Ancestry of “Scherbenbild”, step by step

Scherbenbild 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 Scherben

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