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English
Etymology
From Middle English yester-, yister-, from Old English ġeostran-, ġiestran- (“previous day, prior day”), from Proto-Germanic *gistr- (“yesterday”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés (“yesterday”). Compare Dutch gisteren, German gestern (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”), Latin hesternus (“of yesterday”), Ancient Greek χθές (khthés, “yesterday”), Sanskrit ह्यस् (hyás, “yesterday”). More at yesterday.
Pronunciation
Prefix
yester-
- (rare) Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present.
- Of former, earlier, or previous times.
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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English ġeostran-, from Proto-Germanic *gistr-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɛstər/, /ˈjistər/, /ˈjustər/
Prefix
yester-
- Of the preceding day.
- Of previous times; formerly.
Descendants