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Where does “almuosen” come from?

almuosen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German alamuosa, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā.

almuosen (Middle High German): alms

Definitions

  1. alms

Ancestry of “almuosen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanalamuosaalms
2Proto-West Germanic*alemōsinā—

Words derived from “almuosen”

  • Almosen
  • jałmużna
  • almužna
  • almus
  • jałmu̇żna
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā →