Where does “almsdeed” come from?

almsdeed (English) comes from Old English ælmesdæd, from Old English dǣd, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

almsdeed (English): The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good...

Definitions

  1. The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good...

Ancestry of “almsdeed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishælmesdædan act of charity
2Old Englishdǣddeed, act
3Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →