Toast (honor)

Prosit is a Latin word from which the Germanized short form is derived cheers. This is a toast, so a call while drinking an alcoholic beverage or when pushed to the well usually a person or even a group of people. The term originally comes from the students' language at the beginning of the 18th century and has been found of there way into the general language. For a solemn form in connection with a short speech and toast the English word is used.

Word origin

Originally, the Latin form; it is the verb " prodesse " (= " benefit ", " be supportive " ) basis. Accordingly, " cheers ", the conjugated form ( 3rd person singular present subjunctive active) represents and is therefore a desire formula: " There profitable " or " It is beneficial ". Cheers goes, as well as cheers the colloquial, probably originally on the students language back.

Use

Are used interchangeably, the terms " Cheers! ", " Cheers! " As well as an extraordinary number of counterparts from foreign languages ​​.

The shouts itself is also designated as toast.

The verb form is toasting ( to the prefix means that the operation is directed to an opposite ).

Another meaning ( mainly used in the Swabian language meaning) is a burp, which is also referred to as " Prositle ".

On the Prosit follows the act of stumbling, that is, the drinking vessels become audible butted against each other, which is often associated with other rules such as the recording of eye contact. Frequently, this ritual is attributed to a supposed medieval custom, the should be able to prevent poisoning by drinking companions, when pushed by a few drops mixed from the vessels. However, this was in all probability not a suitable method for this purpose; was much more effective for the long time standard drink all members of a round table from one or more common vessels.

Examples

• " Pros ( i) t! "
• " Pros ( i) t New Year! "
• " Pros ( i) t together! "
• "! Proscht Nageli " "! Prost meal "! " Well then Prost " or ( in Swiss German ) say colloquially, if you expect anything good or - ironically - with anger, disappointment, etc.
• " Prost their bags! " - Answer: " Prost du sac " ( coarse toast, often in use at regular tables. )
• " Well then, Prost, who has de nix host! " ( North German toast ) Well then Prost, who nothing (by the glass ), has ( to ) cough.
• "Cheers, that d' Gurgl net verrost't " ( Bavarian toast ), Prost, so the throat does not rust.
• " A toast of comfort! " Consistent toast to the Oktoberfest in Munich
• "Do a / dei Prositle " ( schwäb. invitation to infants after the meal to make her burp )
• Various forms of the word joke can be used, such as prostate or prösterchen the diminutive form.