Where does “help” come from?

help (Yola) comes from Middle English helpen, from Old English helpan, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

help (Yola): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “help”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhelpento help
2Old Englishhelpanto help
3Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
4Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →