Etymology

helping

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Today it means: The act of giving aid or assistance (to). Full definition →

Middle English helping
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helping · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromhelping
  2. English todayhelping

From Middle English helping, helpinge, helpynge, equivalent to help + -ing.

helping · adjective, verb2

  1. Old English · derived fromhelpan“to help”
  2. Old English · inherited fromhelpende
  3. Middle English · inherited fromhelpinge
  4. English todayhelping

From Middle English helpinge, helpynge, helpinde, helponde, helpand, from Old English helpende, present participle of Old English helpan (“to help”), equivalent to help + -ing. Cognate with Dutch helpend, German helfend, Swedish hjälpande.

Words from the same roots

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