Where does “gester” come from?

gester (Mòcheno) comes from German gestern, from Old High German gesteron, from Proto-Germanic gestra-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyésteros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.

gester (Mòcheno): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “gester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangesternyesterday
2Old High Germangesteron—
3Proto-Germanicgestra-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyésterosyesterday
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyes-yesterday, the day before
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeǵʰ-day
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyésteros →