allt gott
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]As a response to hvað segirðu (“how are you?”, literally “what do you say?”), signifying [ég segi] allt gott (literally “[I say] everything good”).
Phrase
[edit]- good!, I'm fine! (positive response to “how are you?”)
- Hvað segirðu? – Allt gott.
- How are you? – Good!