Where does “zwischenzeitlich” come from?
zwischenzeitlich (German) comes from German Zwischenzeit, 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.
zwischenzeitlich (German): interim; meanwhile, in the meantime
Definitions
- interim; meanwhile, in the meantime
Ancestry of “zwischenzeitlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zwischenzeit | meantime, interim (period), intervening period, (First, Second, and Third) Intermediate Period (of Ancient Egypt), interval |
| 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 |