alamuosa

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • alamuosan

Etymology

  • Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *alēmosyna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē), from ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) + -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē).

    Noun

    alamuosa n

    1. alms

    Descendants

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