Where does “helfan” come from?

helfan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

helfan (Old High German): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “helfan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “helfan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →