Where does “gesund” come from?

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

gesund (Low German): healthy, sound

Definitions

  1. healthy, sound

Ancestry of “gesund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangesunt—
2Old Saxongisundhealthy
3Proto-West Germanicgasundhealthy
4Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gasund →
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