Where does “almesse” come from?

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

almesse (Middle English): Anything given to relieve those in poverty or...

Definitions

  1. Anything given to relieve those in poverty or...

Ancestry of “almesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishælmessealms
2Proto-West Germanic*alemōsināalms

Words derived from “almesse

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsināEvery word from Old English ælmesse
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