Where does “hjálpari” come from?

hjálpari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hjálpa, from Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

hjálpari (Icelandic): helper

Definitions

  1. helper

Ancestry of “hjálpari”, step by step

hjálpari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hjálpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichjálpato help
2Old Norsehjalpato help
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Icelandic ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarieagle
2Old Norsearieagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Old Norse hjalpa →