Where does “yesterday” come from?

Yesterday comes from Old English ġiestrandæġ, a compound of ġiestran (of yesteryear) and dæġ (day).

yesterday (English): The day immediately before today; one day ago;...

Definitions

  1. The day immediately before today; one day ago;...

Ancestry of “yesterday”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishyesterdayOn the preceding day; At another preceding point...
2Old Englishġiestrandæġyesterday

Words derived from “yesterday”

Every word from Old English ġiestrandæġ →Every word from Middle English yesterday →