Yesterweek is a word commonly used in old English texts to refer to the week that immediately came before the present week. The spelling of the word is based on the pronunciation, which is indicated by the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription /ˈjɛstərwiːk/. This breaks down into four syllables: "yest" represented as /jɛst/, "er" represented as /ər/, "week" represented as /wiːk/. Together, the sounds create the word "yesterweek," which is an easy way to refer to the previous week.
The word "yesterweek" is a combination of two Old English words: "yester" and "week".
The term "yester" is derived from the Middle English word "yster", which originally meant "yester" or "yesterday". "Yester" itself can be traced back to the Old English word "geostran", meaning "yesterday". This word ultimately comes from the Proto-Germanic root "*gestran", which denoted the concept of "yesterday" or "the day before".
The word "week" has its origins in the Old English word "wice", meaning "a cycle of seven days". It is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "*wikon", which also referred to a period of seven days.