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
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- yondermost English
- yonderness English
- daarginder Dutch, Flemish
- ginder Dutch, Flemish
- *i- Proto-Indo-European
- *jainaz Proto-Germanic
- geon Old English
- ġeon Old English
- ġeonre Old English
- yonder Middle English
- -inn Old Norse
- hinn Old Norse
- ginder Middle Dutch
- jener Old High German
- jēner Old High German
- 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *gēn Old Dutch
- yana Sranan Tongo
- *hānaʀ Proto-Norse