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

  1. figure, shape, appearance; stature

Ancestry of “gestalte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgestalt—
2Middle High Germangestalt—
3Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “gestalte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Middle High German gestalt →