Where does “naaseergister” come from?

naaseergister (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans eergister, 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- — day.

naaseergister (Afrikaans): three days ago

Definitions

  1. three days ago

Ancestry of “naaseergister”, step by step

naaseergister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans eergister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanseergisterthe day before yesterday
2Dutcheergisterenereyesterday, the day before yesterday
3Dutchgisterenyesterday
4Middle Dutchgisterenyesterday
5Old Dutchgestaron—
6Proto-Germanicgestra-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyésterosyesterday
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyes-yesterday, the day before
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeǵʰ-day

via Afrikaans naas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansnaas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- →