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Where does “almes” come from?

almes (Middle English) comes from Old English ælmesse, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā.

Ancestry of “almes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishælmessealms
2Proto-West Germanic*alemōsinā—

Words derived from “almes”

  • alms
  • almsgiving
  • almsman
  • almswoman
  • almsdeed
  • almsfolk
  • unalmsed
  • alms-folk
  • almsless
  • almono
  • almonar
  • aa'ms
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā →