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Where does “helpō” come from?

helpō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

helpō (Proto-Germanic): help, aid, assistance

Definitions

  1. help, aid, assistance

Ancestry of “helpō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “helpō”

  • help
  • helping
  • helpful
  • helpless
  • helplessness
  • helplessly
  • unhelpful
  • helpfulness
  • helpfully
  • helpline
  • unhelpfully
  • helpee
  • Hiwi
  • unhelpfulness
  • helpest
  • helpfile
  • unhelpable
  • nonhelpful
  • helpable
  • unhelping
  • helpingly
  • helpfuller
  • overhelp
  • helpsome
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