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Where does “ælmesse” come from?

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

ælmesse (Old English): alms

Definitions

  1. alms

Ancestry of “ælmesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*alemōsinā—

Words derived from “ælmesse”

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