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Where does “βοηθώ” come from?

βοηθώ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βοηθῶ, from Ancient Greek βοηθέω, from Ancient Greek βοηθός, from Ancient Greek βοηθόος, from Ancient Greek θοός, from Ancient Greek θέω, from Ancient Greek θεϝ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

βοηθώ (Greek): less frequent variant of βοηθάω

Definitions

  1. less frequent variant of βοηθάω

Ancestry of “βοηθώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekβοηθῶContracted form of βοηθέω; first-person singular...
2Ancient GreekβοηθέωTo help somebody
3Ancient Greekβοηθόςassisting, auxiliary; assistant, :helper
4Ancient Greekβοηθόοςheeding the call to arms, rushing to battle;...
5Ancient Greekθοόςquick, swift; sharp, pointed
6Ancient GreekθέωI run; I fly
7Ancient Greekθεϝ-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
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