Where does “kształt” come from?

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

kształt (Polish): shape, form

Definitions

  1. shape, form

Ancestry of “kształt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kształt”

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