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Where does “gesundheit” come from?

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

gesundheit (English): Said to someone who has just sneezed; Said as a...

Definitions

  1. Said to someone who has just sneezed; Said as a...

Ancestry of “gesundheit”, step by step

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