Where does “hjälp” come from?

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

hjälp (Swedish): help, aid; help!

Definitions

  1. help, aid; help!

Ancestry of “hjälp”, step by step

hjälp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hjalp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjalp—
2Old Norsehjalpato help
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Old Norse hjǫlp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjǫlphelp
2Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance

Words derived from “hjälp”

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