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Where does “bilden” come from?

bilden (German) comes from German Bild, from Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi.

bilden (German): to form, to train; to educate oneself

Definitions

  1. to form, to train; to educate oneself

Ancestry of “bilden”, 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*biliþi—

Words derived from “bilden”

  • abbilden
  • umbilden
  • Abbildungstechnik
  • Abbildung
  • Abbildungstechnologie
  • ausbilden
  • nachbilden
  • avbilde
  • avbildning
  • avbilde
  • afbilde
  • bilde
  • afbildning
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →