Where does “help” come from?

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

help (North Frisian): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “help”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhelpato help
2Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →