Where does “abilden” come from?

abilden (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish an, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

abilden (Luxembourgish): to imagine

Definitions

  1. to imagine

Ancestry of “abilden”, step by step

abilden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishanand; in
2Proto-Germanicinin; into
3Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Luxembourgish bilden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishbildento form, to compose
2Middle High Germanbilden
3Old High Germanbilidōn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Germanic inEvery word from Luxembourgish an