Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “whereamong” come from?

whereamong (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,...

whereamong (English): Among which

Definitions

  1. Among which

Ancestry of “whereamong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamongDenotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct...
2Middle Englishamongamong
3Old Englishamang—
4Old Englishonġemang—
5Old Englishġemanga mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company;...
6Old Englishġe-—
7Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
8Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →