Where does “bild” come from?
bild (Swedish) comes from German Bild, from Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi — likeness, image.
bild (Swedish): picture; image; photo
Ancestry of “bild”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Bild | image; picture; painting; photo; image |
| 2 | Middle High German | bilde | picture, example, comparison; image, shape |
| 3 | Old High German | bilidi | image, figure, reflection, replica |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *biliþi | likeness, image |
Words derived from “bild”