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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.

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

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