Where does “billedflate” come from?

billedflate (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål billed, from Norwegian Bokmål bilde, from Danish billede, from Old Danish beletæ, from Middle Low German bilede, from Old Saxon bilithi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi — likeness, image.

billedflate (Norwegian Bokmål): the two-dimensional surface of a picture

Definitions

  1. the two-dimensional surface of a picture

Ancestry of “billedflate”, step by step

billedflate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål billed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbilled—
2Norwegian Bokmålbildepicture, image
3Danishbilledepicture, image; photo
4Old Danishbeletæ—
5Middle Low Germanbilede—
6Old Saxonbilithi—
7Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image

via Norwegian Bokmål flåte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflåtea raft; a fleet
2Old Norseflotifleet
3Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old Saxon bilithi →Every word from Middle Low German bilede →