Where does “געזונט” come from?
געזונט (Yiddish) 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.
געזונט (Yiddish): healthy; health
Ancestry of “געזונט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gesunt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | gisunt | healthy |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gasund | healthy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sundaz | healthy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swent- | vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy |