Where does “hilfsweise” come from?

hilfsweise (German) comes from German Hilfe, from Middle High German hilfe, from Old High German hilfa, from Proto-Germanic hilpiz, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

hilfsweise (German): as a substitute, in the case that the more favoured action is bound to fail

Definitions

  1. as a substitute, in the case that the more favoured action is bound to fail

Ancestry of “hilfsweise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHilfehelp
2Middle High Germanhilfe—
3Old High Germanhilfa—
4Proto-Germanichilpizhelp
5Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →
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