Etymology

amid

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Today it means: In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by. Full definition →

Middle English amidde ← Old English onmiddan, on middan
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromonmiddan, on middan
  2. Middle English · inherited fromamidde
  3. English todayamid

From Middle English amidde, Old English onmiddan, on middan, a- + mid.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishamidde all →

amidst

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.