prost

(Îngilîzî)

cheers (the usual toast when drinking alcohol)

Pircarînî

B1
Zarava

Basel-Landschaft (de)

Basel-Landschaft (de)

broscht

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/pʁoːst/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

Contraction (early 18th c.) of prosit (16th c.), from Latin prōsit (“may it be beneficial”). Originally used as a blessing in various contexts, e.g. as a response to sneezing. Remnants of such freer use are prost Mahlzeit and prost Neujahr. Compare Dutch proost.

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