Etymology

helper

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Today it means: One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary. Full definition →

Middle English helpere ← Old English *helpere ← Proto-West Germanic *helpārī
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*helpārī“helper”
  2. Old English · inherited from*helpere
  3. Middle English · inherited fromhelpere
  4. English todayhelper

From Middle English helpere, from Old English *helpere, from Proto-West Germanic *helpārī (“helper”), equivalent to help + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hälper (“helper”), West Frisian helper (“helper”), Dutch helper (“helper”), German Low German Helper (“helper”), German Helfer (“helper”), Danish hjælper (“helper”), Swedish hjälpare (“helper”), Icelandic hjálpar (“helper”).

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