Where does “holpen” come from?
holpen (English) comes from Middle English holpen, from Old English ġeholpen, from Proto-Germanic hulpanaz.
holpen (English): past participle of help
Ancestry of “holpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | holpen | past participle of helpen |
| 2 | Old English | ġeholpen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hulpanaz | — |