Where does “hülfe” come from?

hülfe (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hulpiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

Ancestry of “hülfe”, step by step

hülfe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hulpiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichulpizhelp, aid, assistance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Old High German hulfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhulfa—

Words derived from “hülfe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulpiz →