Where does “minnesbild” come from?

minnesbild (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.

minnesbild (Swedish): mental image, vivid memory

Definitions

  1. mental image, vivid memory

Ancestry of “minnesbild”, step by step

minnesbild 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 minne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishminnememory; component used in computers etc. store...
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →