Where does “hölpen” come from?

hölpen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German helpen, from Old Saxon helpan, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

hölpen (Low German): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “hölpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhelpento help
2Old Saxonhelpanto help
3Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
4Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “hölpen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →