Where does “Hëllef” come from?

Hëllef (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German hülfe, from Proto-Germanic hulpiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

Hëllef (Luxembourgish): help, aid

Definitions

  1. help, aid

Ancestry of “Hëllef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhülfe—
2Proto-Germanichulpizhelp, aid, assistance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “Hëllef”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulpiz →Every word from Middle High German hülfe →