Where does “folkbildning” come from?
folkbildning (Swedish) comes from Swedish bildning, from Swedish bilda, from German bilden, from German Bild, from Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi — likeness, image.
folkbildning (Swedish): popular education
Definitions
- popular education
Ancestry of “folkbildning”, step by step
folkbildning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bildning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bildning | a formation, a buildup; education |
| 2 | Swedish | bilda | to form, to create |
| 3 | German | bilden | to form, to train; to educate oneself |
| 4 | German | Bild | image; picture; painting; photo; image |
| 5 | Middle High German | bilde | picture, example, comparison; image, shape |
| 6 | Old High German | bilidi | image, figure, reflection, replica |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *biliþi | likeness, image |