Where does “nid” come from?

nid (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.

nid (Swedish): scornful mockery; belittling, disparaging

Definitions

  1. scornful mockery; belittling, disparaging

Ancestry of “nid”, step by step

nid 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 Old Swedish nidh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishnidhscornful mockery; belittling, disparaging
2Old Norseníðdefamation; honorless
3Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “nid”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →