Amongst
/əˈmʌŋkst/noun
In or surrounded by; amid.
Did you know?Amongst is an expanded Middle English form of among, whose ancestry reaches back to an Old English word meaning “in a mingling” or “within a crowd.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*mangjaną
“To mix or mingle; reconstructed ancestor associated with the idea of mixture.”
Old English
Old English
onmang
“Among, amid, or in the midst of a crowd.”
Old English
Old English
gemang
“A mingling, mixture, or assembled group.”
Middle English
Middle English
amonges
“Among; amid; formed with an added adverbial ending.”
Middle English
Middle English
amongest
“Amongst; an expanded form created partly by analogy with words such as amidst.”
Modern English
English
amongst
“In or surrounded by; amid, often with a slightly formal or literary tone.”