Where does “amidmost” come from?

amidmost (English) comes from English most, from Middle English most, from Old English mǣst, from Proto-Germanic maistaz, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.

amidmost (English): In the very middle; central; In the very middle;...

Definitions

  1. In the very middle; central; In the very middle;...

Ancestry of “amidmost”, step by step

amidmost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English most

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmostsuperlative degree of much; superlative degree of...
2Middle Englishmost—
3Old Englishmǣstmost
4Proto-Germanicmaistazsuperlative degree of *mikilaz; most
5Proto-Germanicmikilazgreat, large; much, many
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵa-—

via English amid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamidSurrounded by; in the middle of; in the center of
2Middle Englishamidde—
3Old Englishon middanin the middle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵa- →