Where does “Pilger” come from?

Pilger (German) comes from Middle High German pilgerīn, from Old High German piligrīm, from Proto-Germanic *pelegrīm.

Pilger (German): pilgrim

Definitions

  1. pilgrim

Ancestry of “Pilger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpilgerīn—
2Old High Germanpiligrīmforeigner, stranger
3Proto-Germanic*pelegrīm—

Words derived from “Pilger”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *pelegrīm →Every word from Old High German piligrīm →Every word from Middle High German pilgerīn →