Where does “gestaltare” come from?

gestaltare (Swedish) comes from Swedish gestalta, 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.

Ancestry of “gestaltare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgestaltato portray
2Swedishgestalta figure ((shape of a) being, especially a human or human-like being)
3Germangestaltshape, form, figure, outline
4Middle High Germangestalt—
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-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 →