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Where does “holpen” come from?

holpen (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeholpen, from Proto-Germanic hulpanaz.

holpen (Middle English): past participle of helpen

Definitions

  1. past participle of helpen

Ancestry of “holpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeholpen—
2Proto-Germanichulpanaz—

Words derived from “holpen”

  • holpen
Every word from Proto-Germanic hulpanaz →