tussen
- between
- among, amidst
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtʏsə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch twisschen, tusschen, a 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”).
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