Where does “yet” come from?
Yet derives from Middle English yit, from Old English ġēotan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-.
yet (English): Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified...
Definitions
- Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified...
Ancestry of “yet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | yet | Furthermore, in addition, also |
| 2 | Old English | ġīet | still |
| 3 | Old Khmer | jūta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | juta | yet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ju | already; yet; now |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |