Where does “yester” come from?
Yester comes from Old English geostran, a word of uncertain origin and meaning whose sense development remains unclear.
yester (English): Yesterday; Of or pertaining to yesterday
Definitions
- Yesterday; Of or pertaining to yesterday
Ancestry of “yester”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | yester | — |
| 2 | Old English | geostran | yesterday |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gistr- | yesterday |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |
Words derived from “yester”