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betwixt

adv.
US //bitˈwɪkst// UK //bɪtwˈɪkst// be·twixt Archaic Literary
Origin

From Middle English bitwixe, from Old English betweox, from Proto-Germanic twiskaz (“twofold, double”), from Proto-Indo-European dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”). By surface analysis, be- (“by, near, around”) + twixt (“between”). Compare Saterland Frisian twiske (“between”), Dutch tussen, German zwischen.

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Last updated April 17, 2026