Where does “bildtext” come from?
bildtext (Swedish) comes from Swedish bild, from German Bild, from Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi.
bildtext (Swedish): an image caption
Ancestry of “bildtext”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | bild | picture; image; photo |
| 2 | German | Bild | image; picture; painting; photo; image |
| 3 | Middle High German | bilde | picture, example, comparison; image, shape |
| 4 | Old High German | bilidi | image, figure, reflection, replica |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *biliþi | — |