Where does “בילדוואַרג” come from?

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

בילדוואַרג (Yiddish): graphics

Definitions

  1. graphics

Ancestry of “בילדוואַרג”, step by step

בילדוואַרג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בילד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבילדpicture
2Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
3Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image

via Yiddish ־וואַרג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־וואַרגness
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþiEvery word from Old High German bilidiEvery word from Middle High German bilde
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