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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.

almus (Estonian): alms

Definitions

  1. alms

Ancestry of “almus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlmosenalms
2Middle High Germanalmuosenalms
3Old High Germanalamuosaalms
4Proto-West Germanic*alemōsinā—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā →