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mang — Präp. unter, zwischen per. Wortschatz ndd. (17. Jh.) Stammwort. Aus as. an gimang wie ae. on gemong, eigentlich unter der Menge zu ae. gemong, as. gimang Menge, Schar . Dieses zu mengen. Ebenso ne. among. deutsch s. Menge … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
among — also amongst preposition Etymology: among from Middle English, from Old English on gemonge, from on + gemonge, dative of gemong crowd, from ge (associative prefix) + mong (akin to Old English mengan to mix); amongst from Middle English amonges,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mongrel — noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from mong mixture, short for ymong, from Old English gemong crowd more at among Date: 15th century 1. an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds or strains; especially one of unknown… … New Collegiate Dictionary
among — /euh mung /, prep. 1. in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by: He was among friends. 2. in the midst of, so as to influence: missionary work among the local people. 3. with a share for each of: Divide… … Universalium
among — a|mong W1S1 [əˈmʌŋ] prep also a|mongst [əˈmʌŋst] [: Old English; Origin: on gemonge, from on + gemong crowd ] 1.) in or through the middle of a group of people or things ▪ The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd. ▪ I could hear voices coming … Dictionary of contemporary English
mongrel — mon|grel [ˈmʌŋgrəl US ˈma:ŋ , ˈmʌŋ ] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from mong mixture (13 19 centuries), from Old English gemong crowd ] a dog that is a mix of several different breeds … Dictionary of contemporary English
among — [OE] Gemong was an Old English word for ‘crowd’ – ge was a collective prefix, signifying ‘together’, and mong is related to mingle – and so the phrase on gemonge meant ‘in a crowd’, hence ‘in the midst, surrounded’. By the 12th century, the ge… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
mongrel — (n.) late 15c., mixed breed dog, from obsolete mong mixture, from O.E. gemong mingling (base of AMONG (Cf. among)), from P.Gmc. *mangjan to knead together (see MINGLE (Cf. mingle)). With pejorative suffix REL (Cf. rel). Meani … Etymology dictionary
among — a•mong [[t]əˈmʌŋ[/t]] prep. 1) in, into, or through the midst of; surrounded by: She was among friends[/ex] 2) in the midst of, so as to influence: missionary work among the local people[/ex] 3) with a share for each of: Divide the fruit among… … From formal English to slang
among — [OE] Gemong was an Old English word for ‘crowd’ – ge was a collective prefix, signifying ‘together’, and mong is related to mingle – and so the phrase on gemonge meant ‘in a crowd’, hence ‘in the midst, surrounded’. By the 12th century, the ge… … Word origins
