Where does “Wohlgestalt” come from?

Wohlgestalt (German) comes from German Wohl, from Middle High German wol, from Old High German wola, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Wohlgestalt (German): comeliness, shapeliness

Definitions

  1. comeliness, shapeliness

Ancestry of “Wohlgestalt”, step by step

Wohlgestalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wohl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWohlgood; weal; wealthy
2Middle High Germanwolwell
3Old High Germanwolawell
4Proto-Germanic*wela—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via German gestalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangestaltshape, form, figure, outline
2Middle High Germangestalt—
3Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →