yester-
English
prefix
Definitions
- (rare) Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present.
- Of former, earlier, or previous times.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English yester- inherited from Old English ġeostran- inherited from Proto-Germanic *gistr- (yesterday) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyes- (yesterday).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰǵʰyes-
Gloss
yesterday
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hesternal English
- here Latin
- hesternus Latin
- gestern German
- gestrig German
- eergisteren Dutch, Flemish
- gisteren Dutch, Flemish
- χθές Ancient Greek
- χθεσινός Ancient Greek
- *dʰǵʰyes- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰǵʰyésteros Proto-Indo-European
- *gestra- Proto-Germanic
- *gistr- Proto-Germanic
- ġeostran- Old English
- ह्यस् Sanskrit
- ह्यस्, ह्यः Sanskrit
- yester- Middle English
- gisteren Middle Dutch
- *𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- en Gothic
- got Gothic
- 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- *desi Proto-Celtic
- *ȷ́ʰyás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *hezi Proto-Italic
- *hezī Proto-Italic
- *źʰyás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- हिजो Nepali