Where does “hulpe” come from?

hulpe (Middle Dutch) comes from Romanian vulpe, from Latin vulpēs, from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

hulpe (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of helpe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of helpe

Ancestry of “hulpe”, step by step

hulpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian vulpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvulpefox
2Latinvulpēsa fox, vixen
3Latinvolpēs—
4Proto-Italicwolpisfox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal

via Old Dutch hulpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhulpa—
2Proto-Germanichulpizhelp, aid, assistance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “hulpe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →Every word from Proto-Italic wolpis →Every word from Latin volpēs →