Where does “modersgestalt” come from?

modersgestalt (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.

modersgestalt (Swedish): a mother figure

Definitions

  1. a mother figure

Ancestry of “modersgestalt”, step by step

modersgestalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gestalt

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

via Swedish moder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmodermother; mother; as in Mother Theresa, Mother...
2Old Norsemóðirmother
3Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →