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Where does “dʰǵʰyes-” come from?

dʰǵʰyes- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.

dʰǵʰyes- (Proto-Indo-European): yesterday, the day before

Definitions

  1. yesterday, the day before

Ancestry of “dʰǵʰyes-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeǵʰ-day

Words derived from “dʰǵʰyes-”

  • yesteryear
  • yestermorn
  • hesternal
  • yestermorning
  • yesterweek
  • yesterevening
  • yestertime
  • yester-
  • yestercentury
  • yestertide
  • yester-minute
  • yesterfang
  • yester-morrow
  • yesterseason
  • yestersol
  • hesternus
  • heri
  • ayer
  • yer
  • anteayer
  • avantieri
  • ieri
  • hier
  • gestern
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