Where does “twesken” come from?

twesken (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian twisk, from Proto-Germanic twiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twesken (North Frisian): between

Definitions

  1. between

Ancestry of “twesken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantwisk—
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 →