Where does “Wortzwischenraum” come from?
Wortzwischenraum (German) comes from German Zwischenraum, from German zwischen, from Old High German [[in]] [[zuiskēn]], from Old High German zuiski, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Wortzwischenraum (German): space between words
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Ancestry of “Wortzwischenraum”, step by step
Wortzwischenraum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zwischenraum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zwischenraum | gap |
| 2 | German | zwischen | between; among, amongst |
| 3 | Old High German | [[in]] [[zuiskēn]] | — |
| 4 | Old High German | zuiski | twofold |
| 5 | Old High German | zwēne | two |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |