Where does “behelp” come from?

behelp (English) comes from English help, from Middle English help, from Old English help, from Proto-West Germanic helpu, from Proto-Germanic helpō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

behelp (English): To help (with); give aid or assistance to

Definitions

  1. To help (with); give aid or assistance to

Ancestry of “behelp”, step by step

behelp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English help

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhelpAction given to provide assistance; aid;...
2Middle Englishhelp—
3Old Englishhelphelp
4Proto-West Germanichelpu—
5Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Dutch behulp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbehulphelp, aid
2Middle Dutchbehulp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →