alamuosa

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • alamuosan

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos)
    Proto-Indo-European *-eti
    Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
    Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)
    Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō)
    Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ
    Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn)
    Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn)
    Ancient Greek -συνος (-sunos)
    Ancient Greek -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē)
    Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē)bor.
    Vulgar Latin *alēmosynabor.
    Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā
    Old High German alamuosa

    From Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin eleemosyna, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “pity”).

    Noun

    alamuosa n

    1. alms

    Descendants

    • Middle High German: almuosen (influenced by Middle Low German)
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