English

alongst

Alongst may come from Middle English alongest.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Equivalent to along + -st

Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’

Proto-Germanic *langaz ‘long’

Proto-West Germanic *lang ‘long’

Old English lang ‘long’

Old English andlang

English along

Probably from earlier alonges, from Middle English alongest, alonge, on longe, from Old English onlong, andlang.

Every English word from Middle English alongest

adv along

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.