Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “gesont” come from?

gesont (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gisunt, from Proto-West Germanic gasund, from Proto-Germanic sundaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

Ancestry of “gesont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgisunt—
2Proto-West Germanicgasundhealthy
3Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy

Words derived from “gesont”

  • gezond
  • gesontu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →