Where does “kształcić” come from?

kształcić (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.

kształcić (Polish): to educate

Definitions

  1. to educate

Ancestry of “kształcić”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kształcić”

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