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
- to throw in between
Ancestry of “dazwischenwerfen”, step by step
dazwischenwerfen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dazwischen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dazwischen | between them |
| 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 |
via German wërfen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wërfen | to throw |
| 2 | Middle High German | wërfen | to throw |
| 3 | Old High German | werfan | to throw; to tear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |