Where does “überhelfen” come from?

überhelfen (German) comes from German hëlfen, 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.

überhelfen (German): to force (something) on someone

Definitions

  1. to force (something) on someone

Ancestry of “überhelfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhëlfento help (someone); to assist; to aid
2Middle High Germanhëlfento help
3Old High Germanhelfanto help
4Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
5Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →