Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “betwēonum” come from?

betwēonum (Old English) comes from Old English be, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

betwēonum (Old English): between, among, amid, in the midst, meanwhile;...

Definitions

  1. between, among, amid, in the midst, meanwhile;...

Ancestry of “betwēonum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeby
2Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
3Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “betwēonum”

  • betweenness
  • betweenwhiles
  • betweenity
  • therebetween
  • tweenage
  • twitten
  • nonbetweenness
  • betweenhood
  • between-step
  • tweenagehood
  • betweenane
  • between-time
  • betwene
  • betweon-
  • between
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →