Where does “bildgewaltig” come from?

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

bildgewaltig (German): pictorial

Definitions

  1. pictorial

Ancestry of “bildgewaltig”, step by step

bildgewaltig 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 gewaltig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangewaltigenormous, huge; massive, mighty
2Old High Germangiwaltig—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old High German bilidi →Every word from Middle High German bilde →