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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishēre
2Middle EnglisherAlternative form of hire; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishǣrere, before
4Old Englishdēaþdeath
5Old Englishwīcdwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;...
6Germanwitzjoke
7Middle High Germanwitz
8Old High Germanwizzi
9Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
10Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
11Proto-Germanic*witaną
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
13Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English yesterday

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyesterdayThe day immediately before today; one day ago;...
2Middle EnglishyesterdayOn the preceding day; At another preceding point...
3Old Englishġiestrandæġyesterday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóydeEvery word from Proto-Germanic *witaną
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