tusschen

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 [with accusative or dative]

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

Descendants

  • Dutch: tussen
  • Limburgish: tösje

Further reading

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