Originally posted by Grampy BobbyInteresting word origins, that.
The only question of interest is "Between" what.
It's an Old English derivative of an earlier iteration from the older-still Germanic phrase, wette, translated to the modern English as bet and wiener, which came across intact.
It was based upon earlier oral contracts enacted as a form of exchange, or better, a surety of exchange or promise the payment would be delivered.
When one party was taking delivery of goods with a promise of future payment, they were said to have "bet (their) wien(-er)" that such payment would be forthcoming, thus...
between.
Originally posted by FreakyKBHWo! And to think all this time I thought it simply meant be (or being) and tween (middle or midst). How could I have been so wrong?
Interesting word origins, that.
It's an Old English derivative of an earlier iteration from the older-still Germanic phrase, wette, translated to the modern English as bet and wiener, which came across intact.
It was based upon earlier oral contracts enacted as a form of exchange, or better, a surety of exchange or promise the paymen ...[text shortened]... e said to have "bet (their) wien(-er)" that such payment would be forthcoming, thus...
between.
Originally posted by FreakyKBHthat's actually quite funny
Interesting word origins, that.
It's an Old English derivative of an earlier iteration from the older-still Germanic phrase, wette, translated to the modern English as bet and wiener, which came across intact.
It was based upon earlier oral contracts enacted as a form of exchange, or better, a surety of exchange or promise the paymen ...[text shortened]... e said to have "bet (their) wien(-er)" that such payment would be forthcoming, thus...
between.
if you can make that up
you certainly can pretend to be a flat-earther.
Originally posted by lemon limeThe derivation is most likely "by" "tweon".
Wo! And to think all this time I thought it simply meant [b]be (or being) and tween (middle or midst). How could I have been so wrong?[/b]
"by" meaning close to or inferring proximity.
'tweon" meaning two
... or something like that depending how far back you go.