Where does “yester-” come from?

yester- (English) comes from Middle English yester-, from Old English ġeostran-, from Proto-Germanic *gesteran — yesterday.

yester- (English): Belonging to the day preceding the present; next...

Definitions

  1. Belonging to the day preceding the present; next...

Ancestry of “yester-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishyester-Of the preceding day; Of previous times; formerly
2Old Englishġeostran-—
3Proto-Germanic*gesteranyesterday

Words derived from “yester-”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *gesteran →Every word from Old English ġeostran- →Every word from Middle English yester- →
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