Where does “hilfe” come from?

hilfe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hilfa, from Proto-Germanic hilpiz, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

Ancestry of “hilfe”, step by step

hilfe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German hilfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhilfa—
2Proto-Germanichilpizhelp
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Old High German helfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhelfa—
2Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance

Words derived from “hilfe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hilpiz →