yester-
a combining form, now unproductive, occurring in words that denote an extent of time one period prior to the present period, the nature of the period being specified by the second element of the compound: yesterweek.
Origin of yester-
Middle English; Old English
geostran, giestron; cognate with Dutch
gisteren, German
gestern; akin to Latin
hesternus of yesterday
Words nearby yester-
yes-no question,
yes/no question,
yesenin,
yeshiva,
yester,
yester-,
yesterday,
yestereve,
yesterevening,
yestermorning,
yestern
British Dictionary definitions for yester-
yester-
prefix
indicating the day before today
yesterday
indicating a period of time before the present one
yesteryear
Word Origin for yester-
Old English
geostran; compare German
gestern, Latin
hesternus of yesterday