helfen
Meaning
[with dative] to help (someone); to assist; to aid
Frequency
Hyphenated as
hel‧fen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɛlfn̩/
Etymology
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.
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