Where does “billedkunst” come from?
billedkunst (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.
billedkunst (Norwegian Bokmål): pictorial art, visual art
Definitions
- pictorial art, visual art
Ancestry of “billedkunst”, step by step
billedkunst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål billed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | billed | — |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bilde | picture, image |
| 3 | Danish | billede | picture, image; photo |
| 4 | Old Danish | beletæ | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | bilede | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | bilithi | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *biliþi | likeness, image |
via Norwegian Bokmål kunst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kunst | art; artificial, man-made; see also kunstig |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kunst | art, artistry |
| 3 | Old Saxon | kunst | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kunstiz | knowledge, ability |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |