Where does “hilfa” come from?

hilfa (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hilpiz, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

Ancestry of “hilfa”, step by step

hilfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hilpiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichilpizhelp
2Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Proto-Germanic helpō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance

Words derived from “hilfa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hilpiz →