yesterday
English
/ˈjɛstədeɪ/, /ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/, /ˈjɪstɚdeɪ/
noun
Definitions
- The day immediately before today; one day ago.
- (figuratively) The recent past, often disparaging.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English yesterday inherited from Old English ġiestrandæġ affix from English day.
Origin
English
day
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Alien Day English
- Bloomsday English
- Day-Glo English
- Star Wars Day English
- White Day English
- birthday English
- but English
- centiday English
- daily English
- day English
- day job English
- daybeam English
- daybed English
- dayboat English
- daybook English
- dayboy English
- daycare English
- daycarer English
- daycoach English
- daydream English
- dayer English
- dayflower English
- dayfly English
- dayflying English
- dayful English
- daygirl English
- dayglow English
- dayhike English
- daylength English
- dayless English
- daylife English
- daylight English
- daylike English
- daylily English
- daylong English
- daymark English
- daymeal English
- daypack English
- daypart English
- dayrise English
- dayroom English
- days English
- daysack English
- daysail English
- daysailer English
- daysailing English
- daysailor English
- dayshield English
- dayside English
- daysight English
- daysleeper English
- daysman English
- dayspring English
- daystar English
- daysworth English
- daytime English
- daytrip English
- daywalker English
- dayward English
- daywear English
- daywork English
- dayworker English
- deathday English
- deciday English
- ere English
- ereyesterday English
- everyday English
- foreday English
- gameday English
- gangday English
- hackday English
- highday English
- holiday English
- interday English
- intraday English
- latter-day English
- leg day English
- lifeday English
- loveday English
- midday English
- multiday English
- nonday English
- noonday English
- one English
- payday English
- playday English
- quarter-day English
- rebirthday English
- schoolday English
- sea-day English
- seaday English
- someday English
- washday English
- weekday English
- workaday English
- workday English
- yearday English
- yesterday but one English
- gestern German
- gestrig German
- eergisteren Dutch, Flemish
- gisteren Dutch, Flemish
- χθές Ancient Greek
- χθεσινός Ancient Greek
- *dʰǵʰyes- Proto-Indo-European
- *gestra- Proto-Germanic
- ærgiestrandæg Old English
- ġiestrandæġ Old English
- ह्यस् Sanskrit
- day Middle English
- yesterday Middle English
- gisteren Middle Dutch
- gestern Middle High German
- *𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- en Gothic
- got Gothic
- 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- gestarn Cimbrian
- ghéstan Cimbrian
- *źʰyás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- asde Tok Pisin
- de Tok Pisin
- gester Mòcheno
- dei Sranan Tongo
- esde Sranan Tongo
- हिजो Nepali
- but
- one
- ere
- day
- days
- daily
- dayer
- midday
- seaday
- dayfly
- dayboy
- payday
- daybed
- nonday
- dayful
- daybook
- dayroom
- daygirl
- daylike
- gangday
- daylife
- daypack
- gameday
- leg day
- workday
- dayless
- foreday
- dayglow
- dayward
- playday
- dayrise
- sea-day
- highday
- daytrip
- daypart
- dayside
- daysman
- daytime
- noonday
- hackday
- washday
- daymark
- daylong
- holiday
- daysack
- day job
- Day-Glo
- dayhike
- daywear
- daylily
- daybeam
- deciday
- lifeday
- daystar
- daycare
- yearday
- weekday
- daywork
- someday
- daysail
- loveday
- dayboat
- daymeal
- interday
- everyday
- daysight
- birthday
- multiday
- daydream
- daycarer
- daylight
- workaday
- daycoach
- centiday
- deathday
- intraday
- dayworker
- dayshield
- schoolday
- dayspring
- daylength
- dayflower
- daysworth
- dayflying
- daysailor
- daywalker
- Alien Day
- daysailer
- Bloomsday
- White Day
- daysailing
- daysleeper
- latter-day
- rebirthday
- quarter-day
- ereyesterday
- Star Wars Day
- yesterday but one