Where does “helpe” come from?

helpe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch helpa, from Proto-Germanic helpō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

helpe (Middle Dutch): help, assistance; help, helper

Definitions

  1. help, assistance; help, helper

Ancestry of “helpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhelpa—
2Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpō →Every word from Old Dutch helpa →