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Where does “hilpiz” come from?

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

hilpiz (Proto-Germanic): help

Definitions

  1. help

Ancestry of “hilpiz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hilpiz”

  • help
  • helping
  • helpful
  • unhelpful
  • helpfulness
  • helpfully
  • helpline
  • unhelpfully
  • helpee
  • Hiwi
  • unhelpfulness
  • helpest
  • helpfile
  • unhelpable
  • nonhelpful
  • helpable
  • unhelping
  • helpingly
  • helpfuller
  • overhelp
  • helpsome
  • helpsheet
  • helpe
  • behelp
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