Where does “wangestalte” come from?

wangestalte (Dutch) 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.

wangestalte (Dutch): misshapen figure

Definitions

  1. misshapen figure

Ancestry of “wangestalte”, step by step

wangestalte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gestalte

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

via Dutch wan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwanwinnowing basket
2Middle Dutchwan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Middle High German gestalt →
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