Where does “געשטאַלט” come from?

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

געשטאַלט (Yiddish): form, figure; shape

Definitions

  1. form, figure; shape

Ancestry of “געשטאַלט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangestalt—
2Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
3Proto-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 →
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