Where does “helpen” come from?

helpen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch helpen, from Old Dutch helpan, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

helpen (Dutch): to help; to provide, to supply; to get hooked, to...

Definitions

  1. to help; to provide, to supply; to get hooked, to...

Ancestry of “helpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhelpento help, to aid, to assist; to be helpful, to be...
2Old Dutchhelpanto help, to assist
3Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
4Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “helpen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →