yester-
See also: yester
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Prefix
edityester-
- (rare) Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present.
- Of former, earlier, or previous times.
Derived terms
edit- yesterday
- yesterdom
- yestereve
- yestereven
- yesterevening
- yesterly
- yesterminute
- yestermonth
- yester-morrow
- yesternight
- yesterweek
- yesteryear
- yestreen
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English ġeostran-, from Proto-Germanic *gistr-.
Pronunciation
editPrefix
edityester-
- Of the preceding day
- Of previous times; formerly
Descendants
edit- English: yester-
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