betwixen

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English betweoxn (“between”), for earlier *betweoxum, *betwihsum, *betwiscum, from be- + dative plural of *twix, *twisc (“twofold”), from twā (“two”) + -isc (“-ish”), equivalent to be- + two + -ish.

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