Where does “áfallahjálp” come from?

áfallahjálp (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hjálp, from Old Norse hjalp, from Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

áfallahjálp (Icelandic): crisis support, crisis counseling

Definitions

  1. crisis support, crisis counseling

Ancestry of “áfallahjálp”, step by step

áfallahjálp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hjálp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichjálphelp
2Old Norsehjalp
3Old Norsehjalpato help
4Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Icelandic áfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicáfallshock, blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb-Every word from Proto-Germanic helpanąEvery word from Old Norse hjalpa