Where does “amongs” come from?
amongs (English) comes from English among, from Middle English among, from Old English amang, from Old English onġemang, from Old English ġemang, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “amongs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | among | Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct... |
| 2 | Middle English | among | among |
| 3 | Old English | amang | among |
| 4 | Old English | onġemang | among |
| 5 | Old English | ġemang | a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company;... |
| 6 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |