Where does “bebildern” come from?

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

bebildern (German): to illustrate

Definitions

  1. to illustrate

Ancestry of “bebildern”, step by step

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-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old High German bilidi →Every word from Middle High German bilde →