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Where does “helpere” come from?

helpere (Middle English) comes from Old English helpere, from Proto-West Germanic helpārī, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

Ancestry of “helpere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhelperehelper
2Proto-West Germanichelpārīhelper
3Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “helpere”

  • helper
  • helper
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →