prost

(Inglês)

cheers (the usual toast when drinking alcohol)

Freqüência

B1
Dialetos

Basileia-Campo

Basileia-Campo

broscht

Dados fornecidos por: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/pʁoːst/
Etimologia (Inglês)

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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