Where does “gesund” come from?

gesund (German) comes from Middle High German gesunt, from Old High German gisunt, from Proto-West Germanic gasund, from Proto-Germanic sundaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

gesund (German): healthy

Definitions

  1. healthy

Ancestry of “gesund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangesunt—
2Old High Germangisunthealthy
3Proto-West Germanicgasundhealthy
4Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy

Words derived from “gesund”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →