Where does “whereamongst” come from?
whereamongst (English) comes from English amongst, from English amongs, from English among, from Middle English among, from Old English amang, from Old English onġemang, from Old English ġemang, from Old English ġe- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Ancestry of “whereamongst”, step by step
whereamongst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amongst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amongst | Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct... |
| 2 | English | amongs | — |
| 3 | English | among | Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct... |
| 4 | Middle English | among | among |
| 5 | Old English | amang | among |
| 6 | Old English | onġemang | among |
| 7 | Old English | ġemang | a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company;... |
| 8 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English where
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | where | While on the contrary; although; whereas; At or... |
| 2 | Middle English | wher | where |
| 3 | Old English | hwǣr | where |
| 4 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |