Hilfe

German

Alternative forms

• Hülfe (now obsolete, but used in variation up until the early 20th century)

Etymology

From Middle High German helfe, hilfe, from Old High German helfa, hilfa, from Proto-Germanic *helpō, *hilpiz (“help”), from Proto-Germanic *helpaną (“to help”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp- (“to help”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪlfə/

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Noun

Hilfe f (genitive Hilfe, plural Hilfen)

1. help

Derived terms

• Geburtshilfe
• hilflos
• Hilfsmittel
• Hilfssprache
• mithilfe, mit Hilfe
• Mithilfe
• Aushilfe

Related terms

• helfen

Further reading

• “Hilfe” in Duden online

Anagrams

• flieh