Where does “בילד” come from?

בילד (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi — likeness, image.

בילד (Yiddish): picture

Definitions

  1. picture

Ancestry of “בילד”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
2Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
3Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image

Words derived from “בילד”

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