ghéstan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• gestarn (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German gestern, from Old High German gesteron, from Proto-Germanic *gestra-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyésteros (“yesterday”). Cognate with German gestern, English yester(day).

Adverb

ghéstan

1. (Sette Comuni) yesterday

References

• “ghéstan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo