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 [+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

• “tusschen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “tusschen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN