Where does “Gestalt” come from?

Gestalt (German) comes from Middle High German gestalt, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Gestalt (German): shape, form; image of some person; figure,...

Definitions

  1. shape, form; image of some person; figure,...

Ancestry of “Gestalt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Gestalt”

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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