Where does “tween” come from?
tween (English) comes from English twenty, from Middle English twenty, from Old English twēntiġ, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
tween (English): An action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening
Definitions
- An action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening
Ancestry of “tween”, step by step
tween traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English twenty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | twenty | The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen... |
| 2 | Middle English | twenty | Alternative form of twenti |
| 3 | Old English | twēntiġ | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twai tigiwiz | twenty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English teen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teen | A teenager; Of or having to do with teenagers;... |
| 2 | Middle English | tenen | — |
| 3 | Old English | tȳnan | to slander, vex |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tūnijan | to enclose, put a fence around |
via English in between
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | in between | Between; In the space between |