Where does “helfe” come from?
helfe (Middle English) comes from Old English hielfe, from Proto-Germanic *halbiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
helfe (Middle English): Alternative form of helve
Definitions
- Alternative form of helve
Ancestry of “helfe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hielfe | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *halbiją | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “helfe”