Where does “helpen” come from?

helpen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch helpan, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

helpen (Middle Dutch): to help, to aid, to assist; to be helpful, to be...

Definitions

  1. to help, to aid, to assist; to be helpful, to be...

Ancestry of “helpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhelpanto help, to assist
2Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “helpen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →
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