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yon

[yon] ,Older Use.
–adjective, adverb
1. yonder.
–pronoun
2. that or those yonder.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE geon; akin to D gene, G jener, ON enn, inn the, Goth jains that
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yon 
O.E. geon (adj.) "that (over there)," perhaps from P.Gmc. *jenaz (cf. O.Fris. jen, O.N. enn, O.H.G. ener, M.Du. ghens, Ger. jener, Goth. jains "that, you"). Outside Gmc., cognates include Skt. ena-, third person pronoun, anena "that;" O.C.S. onu "he;" Lith. ans "he."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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