Where does “yond-” come from?

yond- (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeond-, from Old English ġeond, from Proto-Germanic jend-, from Proto-Indo-European ī- — ice, frost.

yond- (Middle English): a prefix meaning beyond; across; through; over;...

Definitions

  1. a prefix meaning beyond; across; through; over;...

Ancestry of “yond-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeond-beyond, exceeding; entirely; excessively
2Old Englishġeondthrough, throughout (+accusative)
3Proto-Germanicjend-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanī-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jend- →Every word from Old English ġeond →
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