well-being
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well-being
The state of physical, emotional, and social health, safety, and satisfaction of a person or group.
Das oberste Ziel der Eltern ist das Wohlergehen ihrer Kinder.
The parents' highest priority is the well-being of their children.
The word is made up of 'wohl' (well) and the nominalized verb 'ergehen' (to fare). It is derived from the phrase 'jemandem ergeht es wohl' (someone is doing well) and describes the state of someone being well.
Mir liegt dein Wohlergehen sehr am Herzen.
Your well-being is very close to my heart.
'Wohlergehen' (well-being) is very often used with a genitive or a possessive pronoun to clarify whose welfare is meant. Examples are 'das Wohlergehen der Mitarbeiter' (the well-being of the employees) or 'unser aller Wohlergehen' (the well-being of all of us).
Die Gesundheit und das Wohlergehen der Bevölkerung haben oberste Priorität.
The health and well-being of the population have top priority.
Common phrases are 'für das Wohlergehen sorgen' (to look after well-being), 'zum Wohlergehen beitragen' (to contribute to well-being), or that something 'am Herzen liegt' (is close to someone's heart). It is also often combined with adjectives such as 'körperlich' (physical) or 'seelisch' (emotional/mental).
Gute Arbeitsbedingungen tragen zum Wohlergehen der Angestellten bei.
Good working conditions contribute to the well-being of employees.
probably / well
Wohl and das Wohlergehen both refer to a person's good condition. In sich wohl fühlen, wohl mainly describes the person's own pleasant feeling; das Wohlergehen refers more broadly to health, safety, and satisfaction. Use wohl for a personal feeling, and das Wohlergehen for a person's overall condition.
Nach dem Gespräch kümmerte sich die Familie weiter um Annas Wohlergehen.
After the conversation, the family continued to look after Anna's well-being.
Nach dem Gespräch fühlte sich Anna wieder wohl.
After the conversation, Anna felt well again.
