Where does “tusschen” come from?

tusschen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch intwiskan, from Proto-Germanic twiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tusschen (Middle Dutch): between

Definitions

  1. between

Ancestry of “tusschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchintwiskan—
2Proto-Germanictwiskaztwofold, double
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiskaz →