Word: among Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Old English mang Old English ġemang Old English onġemang Old English amang Middle English among English among The preposition is derived from Middle English among, amang, amange, amonge (“in the presence of, amid, among; in, within; between; during”), from Old English amang, onġemang (preposition), from on (“on, among, in”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”)) + ġemang (“crowd; mixture”, noun) (from ġe- (prefix forming nouns denoting association or similarity) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”)) + mang- (from mængan, mengan (“to mingle, mix”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to knead; to press”))). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’) + mong (“crowd, throng; group”). The adverb is derived from Middle English among, amang (“accompanied by, along with, by the side of, in association with, together; all the while, continually; also, besides; at the same time; from time to time, occasionally; meanwhile; within”), from Old English onġemang (adverb): see further above. cognates * Dutch mank, maank (“among”) * German mang (“among”) (dialectal) * German Low German mank, manken (“among”) * Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”) * West Frisian mank (“among”) Pronunciation: /əˈmʌŋ/, /əˈmɜŋ/, /əˈmɘ̞ŋ/, /əˈmʊŋ/, /əˈmɐ̞ŋ/ 1. Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things). Example: to put the cat among the pigeons Example: And Adam hyd him ſelf with his wyfe [Eve], from the preſence of yͤ LORDE God amonge the trees of the garden. 2. Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things). Example: How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them? Example: In like maner Ephraim droue not out yͤ Cananites that dwelt at Gaſer [Gezer], but the Cananites dwelt amonge them at Gaſer. 3. Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things). Example: He is among the few who completely understand the subject. Example: All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism. 4. Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things). Example: When the history of this Nation, and our great State is written, it shall be recorded that John Dent was a giant among men, a humanitarian, and most of all, a man dedicated not only to the people who elected him, but a man dedicated to the nation as well. 5. Of an event or a fact. 6. Of an event or a fact. Example: And if you come hether, / When Damſines [damsons] I gether, / I will part them all you among. Example: There is a lad here, which hath fiue barley loaues, and two ſmall fiſhes: but what are they among ſo many? 7. Of an event or a fact. Example: [Y]ou haue among you, kild a ſvveet and innocent lady: […] Example: If the Injury vvas done by more, vvho did all equally concur to the doing of it, they are all equally bound to make Satisfaction; […] every one is not bound to ſatisfie for the vvhole, but pro ratâ parte, for his ſhare; provided they do among them make full Satisfaction. 8. Of an event or a fact. Example: Foraſmuch as many haue taken in hande to ſet foorth in order a declaration of thoſe things which are moſt ſurely beeleued among vs, […] It ſeemed good to me alſo, hauing had perfect vnderſtanding of things from the very firſt, to write vnto thee in order, moſt excellent Theophilus, That thou mighteſt know the certaintie of thoſe things wherein thou haſt bene inſtructed. Example: Such is the variety of opinions which are here entertained of me, so that I pass among some for a disaffected person, and among others for a popish priest; among some for a wizard, and among others for a murderer; and all this for no other reason that I can imagine but because I do not hoot, and hollow, and make a noise. 9. Of an event or a fact. Example: Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage. Example: Then was there diſcenſion amõge [amonge] the Jewes for theſe ſayenges.