betwixt

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betwixt

/bɪˈtwɪkst/ UK
/bəˈtwɪkst/ US

Rhymes with -ɪkst

Where it comes from

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.

preposition betwix · betwixte · betwyxt

archaic, literary Between. There was some speech of marriage / Betwixt myself and her.
Similar: atwixt, twixt, 'twixt

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prep between

Español	entre
Português	entre
Français	entre
Deutsch	zwischen
Română	între
Русский	ме́жду méždu, посреди posredi
العربية	بَيْن bayn

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"betwixt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/betwixt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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betwixt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/betwixt

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"betwixt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/betwixt.

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@misc{betwixt_2026,
  title = {betwixt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/betwixt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}