Where does “twisschen” come from?
twisschen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch intwiskan, from Proto-Germanic twiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “twisschen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | intwiskan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | twiskaz | twofold, double |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “twisschen”