prosit

[ English proh-sit, -zit ]

interjection

1. (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions.)

prosit

/ ˈproːzɪt /

interjection

1. good health! cheers!

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosit¹

First recorded in 1840–50; from German, from Latin: literally, “may it benefit,” 3rd-person singular present subjunctive of prodesse “to benefit”

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosit¹

German, from Latin, literally: may it prove beneficial

Example Sentences

Skoal, and likewise prosit, Dr. Fell.

From New York Times

Over the next few weeks, bars and beer gardens around the world will be full of customers hoisting giant one-liter steins of German beer and bellowing their way through “Ein Prosit.”

From Washington Post

Cheers, or as Germans say, prosit!

From Seattle Times

A Munich band flown in for the event struck up "Ein Prosit," a song whose title refers to a German toast.

From Wall Street Journal

“Quid tum prosit honor glorie divitie.”

From Project Gutenberg