Where does “in-betweeny” come from?
in-betweeny (English) comes from English in-between, 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 — on, onto.
in-betweeny (English): Of or pertaining to an in-between state;...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to an in-between state;...
Ancestry of “in-betweeny”, step by step
in-betweeny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English in-between
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | in-between | Lying between; neither one thing nor the other |
| 2 | English | between | In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.) |
| 3 | Middle English | betwene | — |
| 4 | Old English | betwēonum | between, among, amid, in the midst, meanwhile;... |
| 5 | Old English | be | by |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |