Where does “ksztołt” come from?

ksztołt (Silesian) 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.

ksztołt (Silesian): shape

Definitions

  1. shape

Ancestry of “ksztołt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankstałt—
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 →