Where does “hjálp” come from?

hjálp (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hjalp, from Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

hjálp (Faroese): help, aid; helper, aider

Definitions

  1. help, aid; helper, aider

Ancestry of “hjálp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjalp—
2Old Norsehjalpato help
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “hjálp”

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