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Where does “העלפֿערין” come from?

העלפֿערין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish העלפֿער, 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.

העלפֿערין (Yiddish): female equivalent of העלפֿער

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of העלפֿער

Ancestry of “העלפֿערין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהעלפֿערhelper
2Yiddishהעלפֿןto help
3Middle High Germanhëlfen—
4Old High Germanhelfanto help
5Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
6Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
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