Where does “helsen” come from?

helsen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch helsen, from Proto-Germanic halsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

helsen (Middle Dutch): to hug, to embrace

Definitions

  1. to hug, to embrace

Ancestry of “helsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhelsen—
2Proto-Germanichalsijanąto embrace
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “helsen”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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