Where does “almozpeti” come from?

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

almozpeti (Esperanto): to beg, ask for charity; to beg for

Definitions

  1. to beg, ask for charity; to beg for

Ancestry of “almozpeti”, step by step

almozpeti 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 peti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopetito ask for, request, beg, bid
2Latinpetōto ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā →Every word from Old High German alamuosa →Every word from Middle High German almuosen →