Where does “gihelpan” come from?

gihelpan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon helpan, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

gihelpan (Old Saxon): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “gihelpan”, step by step

gihelpan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon helpan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhelpanto help
2Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →