Amongst
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Old English ongemang (from on ‘in’ + gemang ‘assemblage, mingling’). The -st of amongst represents -s (adverbial genitive) + -t probably by association with superlatives (as in against ).
wiktionary
amongs + -t( excrescent), from among + -s(genitive); surface analysis is among + -st( excrescent). Root among from Old English ongemang, from on(“in”) + gemang(“assemblage, mingling”).
etymonline
amongst (prep., adv.)
"among," mid-13c., amonges, from among with adverbial genitive -s. The unetymological -t first attested 16c. (see amidst).
