Where does “halep” come from?

halep (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian helpa, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

halep (North Frisian): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “halep”, step by step

halep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian helpa

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

via Ottoman Turkish حلب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishحلب—
2Arabicحَلَب—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →