Where does “Wimmelbild” come from?

Wimmelbild (German) comes from German wimmeln, from German wimmen, from Latin vindemiō, from Latin vindēmia, from Latin dēmō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

Wimmelbild (German): A picture for children richly detailed with...

Definitions

  1. A picture for children richly detailed with...

Ancestry of “Wimmelbild”, step by step

Wimmelbild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wimmeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwimmelnto teem
2Germanwimmento hold/keep a vintage
3Latinvindemiōto harvest grapes, gather the vintage
4Latinvindēmiaa grape-gathering, vintage
5Latindēmōto remove, take away, subtract
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti