English
almsgiver
Almsgiver comes from Middle English almesȝevere, and goes back to Old English ælmesġyfa.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ælmesġyfa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500almesȝevere
- Englishtodayalmsgiver
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ælmesġyfa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500almesȝevere
- Englishtodayalmsgiver
Every English word from Old English ælmesġyfa
Today it means
noun A giver of alms.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English ælmesġyfa / almsgiver