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English

yet

/jɛt/
In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.

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    Origin

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Middle English yet, yit, from Old English ġīet, gȳta, from Proto-West Germanic *jūta, from Proto-Germanic *juta (compare West Frisian jit, jitte (“yet”), Dutch ooit (“ever”), German jetzt (“now”)), compound of (1) *ju (“already”, adverb), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-, accusative of *h₂óyu (“long time”) and (2) the Proto-Germanic *ta (“to, towards”), from Proto-Indo-European *do. More at aye and -th.

    Etymology 2

    Inherited from Middle English yeten, from Old English ġēotan (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-West Germanic *geutan, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Cognate with Scots yat (“to pour, yet”), West Frisian jitte (“to scatter, shed, pour”), Dutch gieten (“to pour, cast, mould”), German gießen (“to pour, cast, mould”), Swedish gjuta (“to pour, cast”). Doublet of yote.

    Etymology 3

    Inherited from Middle English yeten, ȝeten, from Old English ġietan, from Proto-Germanic *getaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-. More at get.

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    Lineage

    • rootProto-Indo-European*h₂ey- “life, vital force; long time; eternity”
    • rootProto-Indo-European*h₂yew- “(adjective) right; straight; upright; (noun) justice; law; right”
    • inheritedMiddle Englishyet
      • inheritedOld Englishġīet
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*jūta
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*juta
    • rootProto-Indo-European*ǵʰewd- “to pour”
    • inheritedMiddle Englishyeten
      • inheritedOld Englishġēotan “to flow, pour”
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*geutan
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*geutaną “to flow, pour”
      • inheritedOld Englishġietan
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*getaną “to find; to acquire, attain, get, hold, receive”
          • derivedProto-Indo-European*gʰed- “to find; to hold; to seize; to take”

    Related: English yote (doublet), West Frisian jit, Dutch ooit, German jetzt, Scots yat, West Frisian jitte, Dutch gieten, German gießen, Swedish gjuta

    Meanings

    adv
    1. In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.
    2. In negative imperative use, asking for an action to be delayed.
    3. In affirmative use: still.
    4. At some future time; eventually.
    5. Not as of the time referenced.
    6. In addition.
    conj
    1. Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.
    verb
    1. To pour.
    2. To melt; found; cast (e.g. metal, by pouring it into a mould when molten).
    noun
    1. A metal pan or boiler; yetling.

    Sources

    • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
    • Wiktionary: yet