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Where does “yesterday” come from?

yesterday (Middle English) comes from Old English ġiestrandæġ.

yesterday (Middle English): On the preceding day; At another preceding point...

Definitions

  1. On the preceding day; At another preceding point...

Ancestry of “yesterday”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġiestrandæġ—

Words derived from “yesterday”

  • yesterday
  • ereyesterday
  • asde
Every word from Old English ġiestrandæġ →