Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “helpan”

65 words across 24 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic helpan — including help, helping, helpful, unhelpful, helpfulness, helpfully, helpline, unhelpfully.

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English (26)

German (7)

Esperanto (4)

Yiddish (3)

Dutch (2)

Middle High German (2)

Low German (2)

North Frisian (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Afrikaans (1)

Welsh (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Old Frisian (1)

West Frisian (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Latin (1)

Old English (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Kriol (1)

Middle English (1)