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tussen.

between

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

prep/ˈtʏsə(n)/

  1. between

    Je middelvinger zit tussen je wijsvinger en je ringvinger.
    Als ik moest kiezen tussen jou en hem, zou ik altijd voor jou kiezen.

  2. among, amidst

    Ik kon je niet vinden tussen al die mensen.
Where this word comes from

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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