alamuosa

Old High German

Alternative forms

• alamuosan

Etymology

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)
  • Cimbrian: almozen
  • German: Almosen
  • → Czech: almužna
    • → Polish: jałmużna