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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
gesundheit

1914, from German Gesundheit, literally "health!" Also in toast auf ihre Gesundheit "to your health" (see sound (adj.)). Lithuanian aciu, echoic of the sound of a sneeze, has come to mean "good luck, God bless you." See also God.

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gesundheit

interj. (context North America English) said to someone who has just sneezed

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Gesundheit

Gesundheit ( German for health) may refer to:

  • A response to sneezing. In German, it means "health".
  • Gesundheit! Institute, American health project
  • Focus Gesundheit, German TV channel
  • Yaakov Gesundheit (1815–1878), Polish rabbi
  • Gesundheit!, 2011 video game

Usage examples of "gesundheit".

Er würde noch lange leben, bei bester Gesundheit, und das war das Schlimmste von allem.