Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*dwís
5 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *dwís, most common first.
- betwixtBetween.
- adroitdeft, dexterous, or skillful
- diaeresisA separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.
- dis-Not, the reverse of. (Especially forming words with a negative connotation)
- to-Parting: forming verbs that involve cleaving, breaking, or sundering.