Etymology

midst

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Today it means: A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location. Full definition →

Middle English middes ← Old English midde
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  1. Old English · derived frommidde
  2. Middle English · inherited frommiddes
  3. English todaymidst

From Middle English middes, midst, myddest (“middle”), from Old English midde, reshaped in Middle English phrases like in middes (“in the middle”) by analogy with adverbs in -(e)s; also compare Old English on middan, tōmiddes. Forms in -(e)st are probably due to influence of superlatives.

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