Where does “צווישן” come from?
צווישן (Yiddish) comes from Old High German in zuiskēn, from Old High German zuiski, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
צווישן (Yiddish): between, among
Ancestry of “צווישן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | in zuiskēn | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zuiski | twofold |
| 3 | Old High German | zwēne | two |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |