Where does “i går” come from?

i går (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish i gar, from Old English gār, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

i går (Swedish): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “i går”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishi garyesterday (on the day before today)
2Old Englishgārspear, dart, javelin, shaft, arrow, weapon, arms
3Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
4Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →