Where does “אונטערהעלפֿן” come from?

אונטערהעלפֿן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish העלפֿן, from Middle High German hëlfen, from Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

אונטערהעלפֿן (Yiddish): to help (a little)

Definitions

  1. to help (a little)

Ancestry of “אונטערהעלפֿן”, step by step

אונטערהעלפֿן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish העלפֿן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהעלפֿןto help
2Middle High Germanhëlfento help
3Old High Germanhelfanto help
4Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
5Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Yiddish אונטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאונטערunder
2Old High Germanuntarunder
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →