Where does “speilbilde” come from?
speilbilde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
speilbilde (Norwegian Bokmål): reflection, mirror image
Definitions
- reflection, mirror image
Ancestry of “speilbilde”, step by step
speilbilde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bilde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bilde | picture, image |
| 2 | Danish | billede | picture, image; photo |
| 3 | Old Danish | beletæ | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | bilede | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bilithi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *biliþi | likeness, image |
via Norwegian Bokmål speil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | speil | a mirror; imperative of speile |
| 2 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |