Where does “ליכטבילד” come from?

ליכטבילד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ליכט, from Middle High German lieht, from Old High German lioht, from Proto-West Germanic leuht, from Proto-Germanic leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European lewktom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

ליכטבילד (Yiddish): slide transparent image for projecting

Definitions

  1. slide transparent image for projecting

Ancestry of “ליכטבילד”, step by step

ליכטבילד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ליכט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishליכטcandle; light
2Middle High Germanlieht—
3Old High Germanlioht—
4Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
5Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Yiddish בילד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבילדpicture
2Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
3Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewktom →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhtą →