Where does “bitmappsbild” come from?

bitmappsbild (Swedish) comes from Swedish bild, from German Bild, from Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi — likeness, image.

bitmappsbild (Swedish): rasterized image

Definitions

  1. rasterized image

Ancestry of “bitmappsbild”, step by step

bitmappsbild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbildpicture; image; photo
2GermanBildimage; picture; painting; photo; image
3Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
4Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
5Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image

via Swedish bitmapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbitmappbitmap
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old High German bilidi →Every word from Middle High German bilde →