helfen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German hëlfen, from Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-. Cognate with Low German helpen, Dutch helpen, English help, Danish hjælpe, Norwegian Bokmål hjelpe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛlfn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: hel‧fen

Verb[edit]

helfen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present hilft, past tense half, past participle geholfen, past subjunctive hülfe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (with dative) to help (someone); to assist; to aid [+ bei (object) = with]
    Ich habe ihnen bei der Reparatur des Wagens geholfen.
    I helped them with the repair of the car.
    Dieses Mittel hilft dabei, Probleme beim Wasserlassen und Inkontinenz.
    This product helps to reduce urinary problems and incontinence.

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Middle High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną. Cognate with Middle Low German helpen, Middle Dutch helpen, and Middle English helpen.

Verb[edit]

hëlfen

  1. to help

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Descendants[edit]

  • Central Franconian: hellepe
  • Cimbrian: hölfan
  • German: helfen
  • Luxembourgish: hëllefen
  • Yiddish: העלפֿן(helfn)

Welsh[edit]

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helfen

  1. h-prothesized form of elfen

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
elfen unchanged unchanged helfen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.