Where does “stjernebilde” come from?

stjernebilde (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.

stjernebilde (Norwegian Bokmål): a constellation

Definitions

  1. a constellation

Ancestry of “stjernebilde”, step by step

stjernebilde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bilde

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

via Norwegian Bokmål stjerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstjernestar
2Old Norsestjarnastar
3Proto-Germanicsternǭstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old Saxon bilithi →Every word from Middle Low German bilede →