Etymology

yond

Y4O1N1D2

Today it means: Further; more distant. Full definition →

Middle English yond ← Old English ġeond
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yond · adjective, adverb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromġeond
  2. Middle English · inherited fromyond
  3. English todayyond

From Middle English yond, from Old English ġeond.

yond · adjective2

  1. Old English · derived fromonda
  2. Middle English · derived fromonde“malice, ill-will”
  3. English todayyond

From Middle English onde (“malice, ill-will”), from Old English onda, anda (“envy, jealousy; hatred, anger”).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishonde all →

onde

Old Englishonda all →

onde

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