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

  1. interim; meanwhile, in the meantime

Ancestry of “zwischenzeitlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwischenzeitmeantime, interim (period), intervening period, (First, Second, and Third) Intermediate Period (of Ancient Egypt), interval
2Germanzwischenbetween; among, amongst
3Old High German[[in]] [[zuiskēn]]
4Old High Germanzuiskitwofold
5Old High Germanzwēnetwo
6Proto-West Germanictwai-two
7Proto-Germanictwaitwo
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Germanic twaiEvery word from Proto-West Germanic twai-