Where does “העלפֿער” come from?

העלפֿער (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.

העלפֿער (Yiddish): helper

Definitions

  1. helper

Ancestry of “העלפֿער”, step by step

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

Words derived from “העלפֿער”

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