yester-

See also: yester

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.

Prefix

yester-

1. (rare) Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present.
2. Of former, earlier, or previous times.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with yester-

• yesterday
• yesterdom
• yestereve
• yestereven
• yesterevening
• yesterly
• yesterminute
• yestermonth
• yester-morrow
• yesternight
• yesterweek
• yesteryear
• yestreen

Anagrams

• Eyster, Steyer

Middle English

Alternative forms

• yister-, ȝustir-, yistyr-, yuster-, yestir-

Etymology

From Old English ġeostran-, from Proto-Germanic *gistr-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛstər/, /ˈjistər/, /ˈjustər/

Prefix

yester-

1. Of the preceding day
2. Of previous times; formerly

Descendants

• English: yester-