Where does “modalt hjälpverb” come from?
modalt hjälpverb (Swedish) comes from Swedish hjälpverb, from Swedish hjälpa, from Old Swedish hiælpa, from Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.
modalt hjälpverb (Swedish): a modal verb, a modal auxiliary
Definitions
- a modal verb, a modal auxiliary
Ancestry of “modalt hjälpverb”, step by step
modalt hjälpverb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hjälpverb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hjälpverb | an auxiliary verb, a helper verb |
| 2 | Swedish | hjälpa | to help; give aid or assistance to; to help;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hiælpa | to help |
| 4 | Old Norse | hjalpa | to help |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | helpaną | to help |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelb- | help |
via Swedish modalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | modalt | — |