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
- a prefix meaning beyond; across; through; over;...
Ancestry of “yond-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġeond- | — |
| 2 | Old English | ġeond | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jend- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ī- | ice, frost |