2007-10-24 02:29:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Main Entry:
ge·sund·heit
Pronunciation:
\gə-ˈzu̇nt-ˌhīt\
Function:
interjection
Etymology:
German, literally, health, from gesund healthy (from Old High German gisunt) + -heit -hood — more at sound
Date:
1914
—used to wish good health especially to one who has just sneezed
2007-10-24 02:32:15 · answer #1 · answered by digger.howard 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The correct spelling is "Gesundheit" and it's a German/Yiddish word which means "health".
It is often used in the US when someone sneezes; in Great Britain, however, we tend to say "bless you".
2007-10-24 10:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
German Gesundheit means "health" in English
2007-10-24 16:18:55 · answer #3 · answered by Rain 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gesundheit! = bless you
die Gesundheit = health
2007-10-24 09:38:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
digger.h is correct.
There's a store in New York, Chicago, L.A., etc...: GAZOONTITE [FYI: I'm not shouting here: The store's name is totally capitalized] (taking pronounciation of "Gesundheit" and making an alternate spelling from it)?
2007-10-24 21:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by bryan_q 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gesundheit is a German word for health, when someone sneezes you say "Gesundheit" to wish them good health.
2007-10-24 09:33:44 · answer #6 · answered by peter k 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
finally a question i can answer with a definet answer...im german so this is easy lol..it means bless you.
2007-10-24 09:39:05 · answer #7 · answered by Evelyne L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is literally wishing the person "Good Health"
2007-10-24 09:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by DUBZER808 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its German. "Gesund Heit" means "good health" to you. In traditional German, nouns are capitalized.
2007-10-24 09:33:22 · answer #9 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was German for bless You
2007-10-24 09:33:24 · answer #10 · answered by wildfire78 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋