proost
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from Latin prōsit. The contracted form is first attested in 1880; possibly a belated attestation of an informal/dialectal pronunciation, otherwise from German prost (early 18th c.).
Interjection edit
proost
- cheers (toast when drinking)
- Synonyms: santé, (Belgium) tsjin tsjin
- (Netherlands) bless you (response to sneezing)
- Synonym: gezondheid
Usage notes edit
- More common in the Netherlands; in Belgium, it would come across as quite formal.
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch proost, from provest, from Old French provost. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
proost m (plural proosten, diminutive proostje n)