Where does “almus” come from?

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

almus (Estonian): alms

Definitions

  1. alms

Ancestry of “almus”, step by step

almus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Almosen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlmosenalms
2Middle High Germanalmuosenalms
3Old High Germanalamuosaalms
4Proto-West Germanic*alemōsināalms

via Middle Low German halmosen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhalmosen—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā →Every word from Old High German alamuosa →Every word from Middle High German almuosen →