Where does “הילף” come from?

הילף (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German helfe, from Old High German helfa, from Proto-Germanic helpō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

הילף (Yiddish): help, aid

Definitions

  1. help, aid

Ancestry of “הילף”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhelfe—
2Old High Germanhelfa—
3Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “הילף”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpō →Every word from Old High German helfa →