How did we come to say something courteous to someone after they’ve sneezed

Wollang@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 95 points –

How/why did saying things like bless you or gesundheit start? And when?

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Also those are the only two I actually know, so I’d love to learn others

In Denmark we say "prosit", Latin for "may it help". The funny thing is that in German they use prosit for "cheers".