Where does “całokształt” come from?

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

całokształt (Polish): totality, universe

Definitions

  1. totality, universe

Ancestry of “całokształt”, step by step

całokształt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kształt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkształtshape, form
2Germankstałt—
3Middle High Germangestalt—
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Polish Cały

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCaływhole, complete, entire; all
2Polish-o-—
3Old Polish-o-—
4Proto-Slavic-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Middle High German gestalt →