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

  1. A collection of physical, biological,...

Ancestry of “gestalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGestaltshape, form; image of some person; figure,...
2Middle High Germangestalt—
3Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
4Proto-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 →