yon

yon · determiner, adverb, pronoun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*jainaz
2. Old English · inherited fromġeon
3. Middle English · inherited fromyon
4. English todayyon

From Middle English yon, from Old English ġeon, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz. Cognate with Dutch geen and German jener.

Yon · proper noun²

1. French · borrowed fromYon
2. English todayYon

From French Yon, from the Latin personal name Ionis. Ionis was also named as a daughter of Ἴναχος (Ínakhos), see Ἰώ (Iṓ).

Yon · proper noun³

From Korean 연(延) (Yeon), 연(燕) (Yeon), 연(連) (Yeon), or 연(淵) (Yeon).

Words from the same roots