Words that come from Proto-Germanic “helpō”

113 words across 28 languages descend from Proto-Germanic helpō — including help, helping, helpful, helpless, helplessness, helplessly, unhelpful, helpfulness.

See the etymology of helpō itself →

English (30)

German (18)

Finnish (10)

Dutch (9)

Swedish (5)

Esperanto (4)

Icelandic (3)

Norwegian Bokmål (3)

Norwegian Nynorsk (3)

Faroese (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Yiddish (2)

Saterland Frisian (2)

Old Norse (2)

Old English (2)

Middle English (2)

Old High German (2)

Middle High German (2)

Welsh (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Mòcheno (1)

Vilamovian (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Kriol (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Proto-Finnic (1)

Words from Proto-Germanic helpō — 113 descendants | Etymology Explorer