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

Definitions

  1. auxiliary verb

Ancestry of “Hëllefsverb”, step by step

Hëllefsverb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hilfsverb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHilfsverbauxiliary verb, helping verb
2GermanHilfehelp
3Middle High Germanhilfe—
4Old High Germanhilfa—
5Proto-Germanichilpizhelp
6Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Luxembourgish Hëllef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishHëllefhelp, aid
2Middle High Germanhülfe—
3Proto-Germanichulpizhelp, aid, assistance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hilpiz →
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