Where does “Standbild” come from?
Standbild (German) comes from German Bild, from Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi — likeness, image.
Standbild (German): statue, still, any replication of the particularly standing habitus of a human or other animal
Definitions
- statue, still, any replication of the particularly standing habitus of a human or other animal
Ancestry of “Standbild”, step by step
Standbild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bild
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | likeness, image |
via German stand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stand | first/third-person singular preterite of stehen |