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Where does “gister” come from?

gister (Dutch) comes 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.

gister (Dutch): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “gister”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gister”

  • gister
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- →