Where does “gestalt” come from?

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

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 →