Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Between has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
"The seamstress chose a blunt between to sew delicate embroidery onto the thick wool coat without piercing the fabric."
"The winner will be chosen by an independent person between the two candidates."
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
"The house sits between the church and the school, exactly halfway down the street."
The word "between" comes from Middle English and originally meant "by the two" or "near both." It is derived from a combination of elements meaning "be-" and "two each," reflecting its core sense of being in the space separating two things.