Where does “gestalte” come from?

gestalte (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gestalte, from Middle Dutch gestalt, from Middle High German gestalt, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

gestalte (Afrikaans): figure, shape, appearance

Definitions

  1. figure, shape, appearance

Ancestry of “gestalte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgestaltefigure, shape, appearance; stature
2Middle Dutchgestalt—
3Middle High Germangestalt—
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Middle High German gestalt →