Where does “hjalp” come from?

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

hjalp (Westrobothnian): to help; help; the opening on the ice where the...

Definitions

  1. to help; help; the opening on the ice where the...

Ancestry of “hjalp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjolpa—
2Old Norsehjalpato help
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Old Norse hjalpa →