grüß Gott

German

Etymology

Short for grüß dich Gott, from grüß (subjunctive form of grüßen, from Middle High German grüezen) (“greet”) + dich + Gott; in the context, “greeting” should be understood as giving a sign of connectedness; hence, the meaning is very similar to “may God bless you.”[1]

Interjection

grüß Gott

  1. (southern Germany, Austria) Hello.

References
  1. Hans Ulrich Schmid (2012). Bairisch: Das Wichtigste in Kürze.
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