helfan

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *helpaną, whence also Old Saxon helpan, Old English helpan, Old Norse hjalpa, Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐍀𐌰𐌽 (hilpan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb- (“help”), *ḱelp-.

Verb

helfan

to help

Conjugation

Conjugation of helfan (strong class 3)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	helfan
1st person singular	hilfu	half
2nd person singular	hilfis	hulfi
3rd person singular	hilfit	half
1st person plural	helfem, helfemes	hulfum, hulfumes
2nd person plural	helfet	hulfut
3rd person plural	helfant	hulfun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	helfe	hulfi
2nd person singular	helfes	hulfis
3rd person singular	helfe	hulfi
1st person plural	helfem, helfemes	hulfim, hulfimes
2nd person plural	helfet	hulfit
3rd person plural	helfen	hulfin
imperative	present
singular	hilf
plural	helfet
participle	present	past
	helfanti	giholfan

Descendants

Middle High German: hëlfen
- Central Franconian: hellepe
- German: helfen
- Luxembourgish: hëllefen
- Yiddish: העלפֿן‎ (helfn)

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