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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *k'elp-, -b-
Meaning: to help
Baltic: *čelb- vb. tr.; *čel̃p- vb. tr., *čal̃p-ā̂ f.
Germanic: *xilp-a- vb.; *xilp-ō f., *xilp-i- c., *xulp-i- c.
Russ. meaning: помогать
References: WP I 447 f
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *čelb- vb. tr.; *čel̃p- vb. tr., *čal̃p-ā̂ f.
Meaning: help
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Old Lithuanian: šelbious `hilf mir'
Lithuanian: šel̃pti `unterstützen, jmd. in seinem Tun, in seiner Unternehmung fördern, beistehen, helfen'; šalpà 'Unterstützung, Hilfe'; dial. šelbti-s 'auszukommen suchen, sich zu helfen suchen'
Comments: Cf. Lith gélbēti (gélba/gélbia, OLith gélbti/gélbsti) `helfen', OPrus galbimai 'wir helfen', 3 ft. galbsai, galbse, ptc. prt. pass. pogalbton 'geholfen'; Lith gálba 'Hilfe', gìlbti (-sta) 'sich erholen, gehesnn'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *xilpan- vb.; *xilpō, *xilpi-z, *xulpi-z
Meaning: help
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: hilpan st. `help'
Old Norse: hjalpa st. `helfen'; hjɔlp f. `Hilfe; Befreiung'
Norwegian: hjelpa vb.; hjolp, hjölp, hjelp
Old Swedish: hielp
Swedish: hjälpa vb.
Old Danish: hälp
Danish: hjälpe v.
Old English: helpan; help
English: help
Old Frisian: helpa; helpe
Old Saxon: helpan; helpa
Middle Dutch: helpen
Dutch: helpen
Old Franconian: helpon
Middle Low German: helpen
Old High German: helfan st. (8.Jh.); helfa, helfi
Middle High German: hëlfen st.; hëlfe, hilfe, hülfe st. f. 'hilfe, beistand; abgabe, steuer'
German: helfen; { Hilfe }
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 891
Root: k̂elb-, k̂elp-
English meaning: to help
German meaning: `helfen'?
Material: Got. hilpan, aisl. hjalpa, as. ags. helpan, ahd. helfan, helphan `helfen';

    lit. šelpiù, šel̃pti, alit. šelbinos `helfen, fördern'; unklar ist das Verhältnis zu gélbėti `helfen'.

References: WP. I 447 f., Trautmann 302, Feist 255 f.
Pages: 554
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