Where does “hëlfen” come from?

hëlfen (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.

hëlfen (German): to help (someone); to assist; to aid

Definitions

  1. to help (someone); to assist; to aid

Ancestry of “hëlfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhëlfento help
2Old High Germanhelfanto help
3Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
4Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “hëlfen”

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