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Where does “helpe” come from?

helpe (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic helpō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

Ancestry of “helpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “helpe”

  • hälploos
  • Hälpe
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