Where does “hjelpa” come from?

hjelpa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

hjelpa (Norwegian Nynorsk): help; definite singular of hjelp

Definitions

  1. help; definite singular of hjelp

Ancestry of “hjelpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjalpato help
2Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Old Norse hjalpa →