Where does “gesundheit” come from?

gesundheit (Dutch) comes from German Gesundheit, from Middle High German gesuntheit.

gesundheit (Dutch): Said to someone who has just sneezed, bless you

Definitions

  1. Said to someone who has just sneezed, bless you

Ancestry of “gesundheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesundheithealth; health; soundness; strength; stability;...
2Middle High Germangesuntheit—
Every word from Middle High German gesuntheit →Every word from German Gesundheit →