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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

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

Words derived from “hulpe”

  • hulphypothese
  • zaalhulp
  • hulpmiddel
  • hulpbron
  • hulptaal
  • hulp
  • hulpsinterklaas
  • hulpwerkwoord
  • hulpeloos
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