"yester-" meaning in English

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yesterday"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yesterdom"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yestereve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yestereven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yesterevening"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yesterly"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yester-millennium"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yesterminute"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yestermonth"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yester-morrow"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yesternight"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yesterweek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yesteryear"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "yestreen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "yester-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English yester-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ġeostran",
        "4": "ġeostran-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ġeostran-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*gistr-",
        "t": "yesterday"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *gistr- (“yesterday”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰǵʰyés",
        "t": "yesterday"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés (“yesterday”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gisteren"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch gisteren",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gestern",
        "t": "yesterday"
      },
      "expansion": "German gestern (“yesterday”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃",
        "t": "tomorrow"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "hesternus",
        "t": "of yesterday"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin hesternus (“of yesterday”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "χθές",
        "t": "yesterday"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek χθές (khthés, “yesterday”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ह्यस्",
        "3": "",
        "4": "yesterday",
        "tr": "hyás"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit ह्यस् (hyás, “yesterday”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English yester-, yister-, from Old English ġeostran-, ġiestran- (“previous day, prior day”), from Proto-Germanic *gistr- (“yesterday”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés (“yesterday”). Compare Dutch gisteren, German gestern (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”), Latin hesternus (“of yesterday”), Ancient Greek χθές (khthés, “yesterday”), Sanskrit ह्यस् (hyás, “yesterday”). More at yesterday.",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "yester-",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "yester-",
      "name": "en-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 11 3 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 7 4 9",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 4 2 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present."
      ],
      "id": "en-yester--en-prefix-CGXMAVPN",
      "links": [
        [
          "day",
          "day"
        ],
        [
          "present",
          "present"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of former, earlier, or previous times."
      ],
      "id": "en-yester--en-prefix-r2GkacC5",
      "links": [
        [
          "former",
          "former"
        ],
        [
          "earlier",
          "earlier"
        ],
        [
          "previous",
          "previous"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yester-"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English prefixes",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English prefixes",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "yesterday"
    },
    {
      "word": "yesterdom"
    },
    {
      "word": "yestereve"
    },
    {
      "word": "yestereven"
    },
    {
      "word": "yesterevening"
    },
    {
      "word": "yesterly"
    },
    {
      "word": "yester-millennium"
    },
    {
      "word": "yesterminute"
    },
    {
      "word": "yestermonth"
    },
    {
      "word": "yester-morrow"
    },
    {
      "word": "yesternight"
    },
    {
      "word": "yesterweek"
    },
    {
      "word": "yesteryear"
    },
    {
      "word": "yestreen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "yester-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English yester-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ġeostran",
        "4": "ġeostran-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ġeostran-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*gistr-",
        "t": "yesterday"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *gistr- (“yesterday”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰǵʰyés",
        "t": "yesterday"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés (“yesterday”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gisteren"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch gisteren",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gestern",
        "t": "yesterday"
      },
      "expansion": "German gestern (“yesterday”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃",
        "t": "tomorrow"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "hesternus",
        "t": "of yesterday"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin hesternus (“of yesterday”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "χθές",
        "t": "yesterday"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek χθές (khthés, “yesterday”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ह्यस्",
        "3": "",
        "4": "yesterday",
        "tr": "hyás"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit ह्यस् (hyás, “yesterday”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English yester-, yister-, from Old English ġeostran-, ġiestran- (“previous day, prior day”), from Proto-Germanic *gistr- (“yesterday”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés (“yesterday”). Compare Dutch gisteren, German gestern (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”), Latin hesternus (“of yesterday”), Ancient Greek χθές (khthés, “yesterday”), Sanskrit ह्यस् (hyás, “yesterday”). More at yesterday.",
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "yester-",
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    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "yester-",
      "name": "en-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present."
      ],
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        [
          "day",
          "day"
        ],
        [
          "present",
          "present"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of former, earlier, or previous times."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "former",
          "former"
        ],
        [
          "earlier",
          "earlier"
        ],
        [
          "previous",
          "previous"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yester-"
}