Where does “העלפֿן” come from?

העלפֿן (Yiddish) comes 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.

העלפֿן (Yiddish): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “העלפֿן”, step by step

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

Words derived from “העלפֿן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →