Where does “gestalte” come from?
gestalte (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): figure, shape, appearance; stature
Definitions
- figure, shape, appearance; stature
Ancestry of “gestalte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | gestalt | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | gestalt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
Words derived from “gestalte”