Where does “helsen” come from?

helsen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic halsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “helsen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	halsijaną	to embrace
2	Proto-Germanic	-janą	Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3	Proto-Indo-European	-yéti	Creates intransitive, often deponent,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	yé-	—
5	Chichewa	iye	he, she

Words derived from “helsen”

helsen
helzen
behelzen
omhelzen
omhelsbaar

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →