tusschen

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Dutch

Preposition

tusschen

  1. Obsolete form of tussen.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Shortening of Old Dutch intwiskan, originally a prepositional phrase *in twiskan. The latter word is from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz, *twiskijaz (twofold, double), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (twice, doubly; in two).

Preposition

tusschen

  1. between (in place, time, value)
  2. between (of a relation between one person and another)

Descendants

  • Dutch: tussen
  • Limburgish: tösje

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