Where does “herepi” come from?

herepi (Sranan Tongo) comes from English help, from Middle English help, from Old English help, from Proto-West Germanic helpu, from Proto-Germanic helpō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

Ancestry of “herepi”, step by step

herepi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English help

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhelpAction given to provide assistance; aid;...
2Middle Englishhelp—
3Old Englishhelphelp
4Proto-West Germanichelpu—
5Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Dutch helpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhelpento help; to provide, to supply; to get hooked, to...
2Middle Dutchhelpento help, to aid, to assist; to be helpful, to be...
3Old Dutchhelpanto help, to assist
4Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
5Proto-Germanichelpanąto help

Words derived from “herepi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpu →
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