Where does “yesterdawn” come from?

yesterdawn (English) comes from English yester, from Middle English yester, from Old English geostran, from Proto-Germanic gistr-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.

yesterdawn (English): The dawn of yesterday

Definitions

  1. The dawn of yesterday

Ancestry of “yesterdawn”, step by step

yesterdawn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English yester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyesterYesterday; Of or pertaining to yesterday
2Middle Englishyester—
3Old Englishgeostranyesterday
4Proto-Germanicgistr-yesterday
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyes-yesterday, the day before
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeǵʰ-day

via English Dawn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDawnsometimes given to a girl born at that time of day
2EnglishdawnTo begin to brighten with daylight; To start to...
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