Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gesteran

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *gesteraz +‎ *-n. The first element is from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyésteros.

Adverb

*gesteran

1. yesterday

Related terms

• *gestrą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gesteran, *gestran
  • Old English: ġiestran, ġeostran, ġiestron, ġistran
    • ⇒ Old English: ġiestrandæġ, ġeostrandæġ, ġierstandæġ, ġyrstandæġ
  • Old Dutch: gestaron
    • Middle Dutch: gisteren
      • Dutch: gisteren
  • Old High German: gesteron, gesteren
    • Middle Low German: gestern
      • Bavarian:

        Cimbrian: gestarn, ghéstan (Sette Comuni)

        Mòcheno: gester

      • German: gestern