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

Definitions

  1. healthy; health

Ancestry of “געזונט”, 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 “געזונט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gasund →