Where does “gestalt” come from?

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

gestalt (Polish): gestalt

Definitions

  1. gestalt

Ancestry of “gestalt”, step by step

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 stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Middle High German gestalt →