proost

Dutch (Brabantic)

/proːst/

interjection

Definitions

cheers (toast when drinking)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōsit (may it be good, may it be beneficial).

Origin

Latin

prōsit

Gloss

may it be good, may it be beneficial

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

prōsit Latin
prosit German
prost German
dom Dutch, Flemish
domproost Dutch, Flemish
proosdij Dutch, Flemish
prosit Norwegian Bokmål
prosit Swedish
prosit Norwegian Nynorsk
prosit Danish
doemproost Middle Dutch
proosdie Middle Dutch