Where does “helpen” come from?

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

helpen (Low German): Alternative spelling of hölpen

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of hölpen

Ancestry of “helpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanhölpento help
2Middle Low Germanhelpento help
3Old Saxonhelpanto help
4Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
5Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →