Where does “ヘルプ” come from?

ヘルプ (Japanese) comes from English help, from Middle English help, from Old English help, from Proto-West Germanic helpu, from Proto-Germanic helpō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

ヘルプ (Japanese): help

Definitions

  1. help

Ancestry of “ヘルプ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhelpAction given to provide assistance; aid;...
2Middle Englishhelp—
3Old Englishhelphelp
4Proto-West Germanichelpu—
5Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpu →