Where does “העלפֿיק” come from?

העלפֿיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־יק, from Middle High German -ec, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

העלפֿיק (Yiddish): helpful

Definitions

helpful

Ancestry of “העלפֿיק”, step by step

העלפֿיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־יק

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yiddish	־יק	-y, -ic
2	Middle High German	-ec	—
3	Old High German	-ig	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	-g	Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5	Proto-Germanic	-gaz	-y
6	Proto-Indo-European	-ḱos	-y, -ic

via Yiddish העלפֿן

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yiddish	העלפֿן	to help
2	Middle High German	hëlfen	to help
3	Old High German	helfan	to help
4	Proto-West Germanic	helpan	to help
5	Proto-Germanic	helpaną	to help
6	Proto-Indo-European	ḱelb-	help

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -g →