among

Betekenis

1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
2. Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
3. Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.

Met koppelteken als

a‧mong

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈmʌŋ/

Etymologie

Etymology tree
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
From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- + mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”), West Frisian mank (“among”), Dutch mank, maank (“among”), German Low German mank, manken (“among”), dialectal German mang (“among”).

Zinnen

The two walked out among the palms .

De twee liepen weg tussen de handpalmen.