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Where does “gestaron” come from?

gestaron (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic gestra-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyésteros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.

Ancestry of “gestaron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgestra-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyésterosyesterday
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyes-yesterday, the day before
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeǵʰ-day

Words derived from “gestaron”

  • gisteren
  • gister
  • eergisteren
  • gisteren
  • eergister
  • gister
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