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 *dʰǵʰyes- (“yesterday”). Compare Dutch gisteren, German Gestern (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”), Latin hesternus (“of yesterday”), Ancient Greek χθές (khthés, “yesterday”), Sanskrit ह्यस् (hyas, “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
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Middle English

Alternative forms

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
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