Where does “almozkolektujo” come from?

almozkolektujo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto almozo, from German Almosen, from Middle High German almuosen, from Old High German alamuosa, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā — alms.

almozkolektujo (Esperanto): poor box

Definitions

  1. poor box

Ancestry of “almozkolektujo”, step by step

almozkolektujo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto almozo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoalmozoalms, charity, charitable relief
2GermanAlmosenalms
3Middle High Germanalmuosenalms
4Old High Germanalamuosaalms
5Proto-West Germanic*alemōsināalms

via Esperanto kolekti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokolektito gather, to collect
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā →Every word from Old High German alamuosa →Every word from Middle High German almuosen →