Where does “hëlfen” come from?

hëlfen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

hëlfen (Middle High German): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “hëlfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhelfanto help
2Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “hëlfen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →