Where does “gestalt” come from?
Gestalt comes from German Gestalt, from Middle High German gestalt, derived from the verb Middle High German stellen, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European stel-.
gestalt (English): A collection of physical, biological,...
Definitions
- A collection of physical, biological,...
Ancestry of “gestalt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Gestalt | shape, form; image of some person; figure,... |
| 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 “gestalt”