Where does “між” come from?

між (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic meďu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

між (Ukrainian): between, among expressing position in space or time +

Definitions

  1. between, among expressing position in space or time +

Ancestry of “між”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmeďubetween, among
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “між”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →