LOL Like you know...when someone sneeses you say bless you or gasuntight. HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU SPELL IT?! I know I'm spelling it wrong..lol!!!
2007-07-16 06:38:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Gesundheit is the German word for health. When a person sneezes, Germans typically say Gesundheit! to wish them good health.
It's spelled: Gesundheit
2007-07-16 06:43:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Gesundheit
2007-07-16 06:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by greysfan 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Gesundheit
2007-07-16 06:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by Quo 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Gesundheit. It's a German word--gesund means health, and heit is a suffix that is equivalent to -est in English. Therefore, gesundheit means "healthiest". The person saying gesundheit is wishing the sneezer the best of health.
2007-07-16 06:44:34 · answer #4 · answered by teacher93514 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
As others have said it's 'gesundheit'. It comes from the German word 'Gesund' meaning 'healthy' and is usually said when someone sneezes to wish them good health, very much as we would say 'Bless you'. The full meaning of 'Gesund' is as follows
Gesundwieder : Gesundwerden : To get better
Gesundheit : Healthiness
Gesundheitlich : physical health
So someone might say to you "Wie geht es ihnen, gesundheitlich?" (How are you? or How's your health?)
Gesundheitschadlich is unhealthy (Umlaut over the 'a')
Gesundheitswesen is The Health Service
Gesundheitszustand is 'state of health'
Hope you enjoyed the German lesson.
2007-07-16 08:28:00 · answer #5 · answered by quatt47 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
The correct spelling is gesundheit. It is the German and Yiddish word for health. This site tells more about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesundheit
2007-07-16 06:42:12 · answer #6 · answered by P 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Gesundheit is the german translation of "bless you".
2007-07-16 06:44:21 · answer #7 · answered by Honus W 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Bless you. (Gesundheit)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesundheit
2007-07-16 06:40:06 · answer #8 · answered by Ben Aqui 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Gesundheit, german for "healthiness"
2007-07-16 06:50:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
gesundheit
2007-07-16 06:40:41 · answer #10 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋