Where does “hjalp” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hjalp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjalpato help
2Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “hjalp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Old Norse hjalpa →
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