betwixt
English
/bɪˈtwɪkst/
prep
Definitions
- (literary) Between, specifically between two objects.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bitwixe inherited from Old English betwēox derived from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz (double, twofold) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (twice, in two, doubly, twofold).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dwís
Gloss
twice, in two, doubly, twofold
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- betwixtness English
- in English
- inbetwixt English
- bis Latin
- dis- Latin
- dē̆x-, dēex Latin
- dīrectus Latin
- Zwischenbilanz German
- Zwischenfall German
- Zwischenhoch German
- Zwischenkriegszeit German
- Zwischenlösung German
- Zwischennutzung German
- Zwischenprodukt German
- Zwischenraum German
- Zwischenschicht German
- Zwischenspeicher German
- Zwischenspiel German
- Zwischenstufe German
- Zwischenzeit German
- Zwischenzeugnis German
- dazwischen German
- zwischen German
- intussen Dutch, Flemish
- ondertussen Dutch, Flemish
- tussen Dutch, Flemish
- tussenbeide Dutch, Flemish
- tussendeur Dutch, Flemish
- tussendoor Dutch, Flemish
- tussenkomen Dutch, Flemish
- tussenkomst Dutch, Flemish
- tussenkop Dutch, Flemish
- tussenletter Dutch, Flemish
- tussenpaus Dutch, Flemish
- tussenpersoon Dutch, Flemish
- tussenpoos Dutch, Flemish
- tussenpunt Dutch, Flemish
- tussenstap Dutch, Flemish
- tussenstekker Dutch, Flemish
- tussenstop Dutch, Flemish
- tussentaal Dutch, Flemish
- tussentijd Dutch, Flemish
- tussentitel Dutch, Flemish
- tussenwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- δίς Ancient Greek
- διά Ancient Greek
- *dwís Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃réǵeti Proto-Indo-European
- *twiskaz Proto-Germanic
- *twiskō Proto-Germanic
- *twiz- Proto-Germanic
- betweox Old English
- betwēox Old English
- bitwixe Middle English
- twisschen Middle Dutch
- in zuiskēn Old High German
- zuiski Old High German
- dvīnis Latvian
- tüschen Middle High German
- tëscht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- intwiskan Old Dutch
- *dwíš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- twisk Old Frisian
- twiska Old Frisian
- twiske Saterland Frisian
- twasche North Frisian
- twesken North Frisian