Where does “dazwischenwerfen” come from?

dazwischenwerfen (German) comes from German dazwischen, 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.

dazwischenwerfen (German): to throw in between

Definitions

  1. to throw in between

Ancestry of “dazwischenwerfen”, step by step

dazwischenwerfen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dazwischen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandazwischenbetween them
2Germanzwischenbetween; among, amongst
3Old High German[[in]] [[zuiskēn]]
4Old High Germanzuiskitwofold
5Old High Germanzwēnetwo
6Proto-West Germanictwai-two
7Proto-Germanictwaitwo
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German wërfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwërfento throw
2Middle High Germanwërfento throw
3Old High Germanwerfanto throw; to tear
4Proto-Germanicwerpanąto throw; to cast
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Germanic twaiEvery word from Proto-West Germanic twai-