yon

Scots

[jon], [jɪn], [jʌn]

adj

Definitions

that, those, yonder indicating a person or thing at some distance in time or space usually more remote than m

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

yon English
jener German
*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
jen Esperanto
jener Old High German
jēner Old High German
𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
*gēn Old Dutch
*hānaʀ Proto-Norse