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
- Alternative spelling of hölpen
Ancestry of “helpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | hölpen | to help |
| 2 | Middle Low German | helpen | to help |
| 3 | Old Saxon | helpan | to help |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | helpan | to help |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | helpaną | to help |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelb- | help |