Where does “amids” come from?

amids (English) comes from English amid, from Middle English amidde, from Old English on middan — in the middle.

Ancestry of “amids”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamidSurrounded by; in the middle of; in the center of
2Middle Englishamidde—
3Old Englishon middanin the middle

Words derived from “amids”

Every word from Old English on middan →