Where does “gesunt” come from?
gesunt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon gisund, from Proto-West Germanic gasund, from Proto-Germanic sundaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.
Ancestry of “gesunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | gisund | healthy |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gasund | healthy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sundaz | healthy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swent- | vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy |