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Where does “eergister” come from?

eergister (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch eergisteren, from Dutch gisteren, from Middle Dutch gisteren, from Old Dutch gestaron, from Proto-Germanic gestra-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyésteros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.

eergister (Afrikaans): the day before yesterday

Definitions

  1. the day before yesterday

Ancestry of “eergister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheergisterenereyesterday, the day before yesterday
2Dutchgisterenyesterday
3Middle Dutchgisterenyesterday
4Old Dutchgestaron—
5Proto-Germanicgestra-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyésterosyesterday
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyes-yesterday, the day before
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeǵʰ-day
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