Where does “gestalta” come from?

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

gestalta (Swedish): to portray

Definitions

  1. to portray

Ancestry of “gestalta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgestalta figure ((shape of a) being, especially a human or human-like being)
2Germangestaltshape, form, figure, outline
3Middle High Germangestalt—
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “gestalta”

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