Where does “Ausgestaltung” come from?

Ausgestaltung (German) comes from German Gestaltung, from German gestalten, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ausgestaltung (German): design, configuration

Definitions

  1. design, configuration

Ancestry of “Ausgestaltung”, step by step

Ausgestaltung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gestaltung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGestaltungdesign, styling, arrangement
2Germangestaltento form, to shape, to create, to arrange
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en
5Old High German-īn
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German Aus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAusan out; the end of play for an individual or a...
2EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
3Middle Englishouteout
4Old Englishūtout
5Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
6Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from German -enEvery word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz