Where does “helft” come from?

helft (German) comes from German helfen, 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.

helft (German): inflection of helfen: ## second-person plural...

Definitions

  1. inflection of helfen: ## second-person plural...

Ancestry of “helft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhelfento 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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →