Where does “ear yestei” come from?
ear yestei (Yola) comes from Yola ear, from Middle English er, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi — to see.
ear yestei (Yola): The day before yesterday
Definitions
- The day before yesterday
Ancestry of “ear yestei”, step by step
ear yestei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yola ear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yola | ear | ere, before |
| 2 | Middle English | er | Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 4 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 5 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 6 | German | witz | joke |
| 7 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Yola yerstei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yola | yerstei | — |