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Where does “pilgerīn” come from?
pilgerīn (Middle High German) comes from Old High German piligrīm, from Proto-Germanic *pelegrīm.
Ancestry of “pilgerīn”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
piligrīm
foreigner, stranger
2
Proto-Germanic
*pelegrīm
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Words derived from “pilgerīn”
Pilger
Pilgermuschel
Pilgerfahrt
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