Where does “zwischen” come from?

zwischen (German) comes 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.

zwischen (German): between; among, amongst

Definitions

  1. between; among, amongst

Ancestry of “zwischen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German[[in]] [[zuiskēn]]
2Old High Germanzuiskitwofold
3Old High Germanzwēnetwo
4Proto-West Germanictwai-two
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “zwischen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Germanic twaiEvery word from Proto-West Germanic twai-
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