Where does “tweenness” come from?
tweenness (English) comes from English tween, 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.
tweenness (English): The quality of being a tween
Definitions
- The quality of being a tween
Ancestry of “tweenness”, step by step
tweenness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tween
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tween | An action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening |
| 2 | English | twenty | The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen... |
| 3 | Middle English | twenty | Alternative form of twenti |
| 4 | Old English | twēntiġ | twenty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twai tigiwiz | twenty |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |