Where does “album” come from?

album (Kriol) 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.

album (Kriol): help

Definitions

  1. help

Ancestry of “album”, 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 helpōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic helpu
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