Where does “fortbilden” come from?

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

fortbilden (German): to continue educating

Definitions

  1. to continue educating

Ancestry of “fortbilden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbildento form, to train; to educate oneself
2GermanBildimage; picture; painting; photo; image
3Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
4Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
5Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image

Words derived from “fortbilden”

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