Where does “ereyesterday” come from?
ereyesterday (English) comes from English ēre, from Middle English er, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi — to see.
ereyesterday (English): On the day before yesterday; The day before...
Definitions
- On the day before yesterday; The day before...
Ancestry of “ereyesterday”, step by step
ereyesterday traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ēre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ēre | — |
| 2 | Middle English | er | Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 4 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 5 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 6 | German | witz | joke |
| 7 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via English yesterday
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yesterday | The day immediately before today; one day ago;... |
| 2 | Middle English | yesterday | On the preceding day; At another preceding point... |
| 3 | Old English | ġiestrandæġ | yesterday |