Where does “hjælpe” come from?

hjælpe (Danish) comes from Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

hjælpe (Danish): to help; to assist; to aid

Definitions

  1. to help; to assist; to aid

Ancestry of “hjælpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjalpato help
2Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “hjælpe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Old Norse hjalpa →