Where does “between-step” come from?
between-step (English) comes from English between, from Middle English betwene, from Old English betwēonum, from Old English be, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
between-step (English): An intermediate or intermediary step, stage,...
Definitions
- An intermediate or intermediary step, stage,...
Ancestry of “between-step”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | between | In the position or interval that separates , or... |
| 2 | Middle English | betwene | — |
| 3 | Old English | betwēonum | between, among, amid, in the midst, meanwhile;... |
| 4 | Old English | be | by |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |