Where does “yesternight” come from?
yesternight (English) comes from Middle English yesternyght, from Old English ġiestranniht, from Old English ġiestran-, from Proto-Germanic gistr-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.
yesternight (English): Last night; A preceding night
Definitions
- Last night; A preceding night
Ancestry of “yesternight”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | yesternyght | the preceding night; yesternight |
| 2 | Old English | ġiestranniht | yesternight |
| 3 | Old English | ġiestran- | yester; previous day, prior day |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gistr- | yesterday |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |