yonder

English

/ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/

adv
Definitions
  • (archaic) At or in a distant but indicated place.
  • (archaic) : to a distant but indicated place.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English yonder inherited from Old English ġeonre (thither, yonder) derived from Proto-Germanic *jainaz (that over there, yon).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*jainaz

Gloss

that over there, yon

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