yon
English
/jɒn/, /jɑn/
adj
Definitions
- (dated) That (thing) over there; of something distant, but within sight.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English yon inherited from Old English ġeon inherited from Proto-Germanic *jainaz (that over there, yon).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*jainaz
Gloss
that over there, yon
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *i- Proto-Indo-European
- *jainaz Proto-Germanic
- geon Old English
- geonre Old English
- ġeon Old English
- ġeonre Old English
- yon Middle English
- -inn Old Norse
- hinn Old Norse
- hinn Icelandic
- jener Old High German
- jēner Old High German
- ënen Middle High German
- 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍂𐍉 Gothic
- 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *gēn Old Dutch
- ääne Alemannic German
- yon Scots
- *hānaʀ Proto-Norse