Where does “wykształcenie” come from?

wykształcenie (Polish) comes from Polish wykształcić, from Polish kształcić, 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.

wykształcenie (Polish): education

Definitions

  1. education

Ancestry of “wykształcenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwykształcićto shape
2Polishkształcićto educate
3Polishkształtshape, form
4Germankstałt—
5Middle High Germangestalt—
6Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
7Proto-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 →