GESUNDHEIT


Meaning of GESUNDHEIT in English

interj.

Pronunciation: g ə - ' zu ̇ nt- ˌ h ī t

Function: interjection

Etymology: G, literally, health, from gesund healthy (fr. Old High German gisunt ) + -heit -hood ― more at SOUND

Date: 1914

― used to wish good health especially to one who has just sneezed

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