Where does “Hëllefsverb” come from?
Hëllefsverb (Luxembourgish) comes from German Hilfsverb, from German Hilfe, from Middle High German hilfe, from Old High German hilfa, from Proto-Germanic hilpiz, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.
Hëllefsverb (Luxembourgish): auxiliary verb
Ancestry of “Hëllefsverb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Hilfsverb | auxiliary verb, helping verb |
| 2 | German | Hilfe | help |
| 3 | Middle High German | hilfe | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hilfa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hilpiz | help |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | helpaną | to help |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelb- | help |