Where does “halfen” come from?

halfen (East Central German) comes from Middle High German hëlfen, from Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

halfen (East Central German): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “halfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhëlfento help
2Old High Germanhelfanto help
3Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
4Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →