Yes it is. Jammeren (Du) and jammern (Ger) is to wail, to lament.
Oh you mean to ' jálmr '.. pff.. when does vacation start?

Anyway , concerning alms this is interesting to me as the word aalmoezenier must descend from it:

almoner
"official distributor of alms on behalf of another," c.1300, from O.Fr. almosnier (12c.), from V.L. *almosinarius, from L.L. elemosinarius (adj.) "connected with alms," from eleemosyna "alms" (see alms).