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helfen.

to help (someone); to assist; to aid

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Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhɛlfn̩/
  1. to help (someone); to assist; to aid

    class-3 · strong
    Ich habe ihnen bei der Reparatur des Wagens geholfen.
    Dieses Mittel hilft dabei, Probleme beim Wasserlassen und Inkontinenz zu reduzieren.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *helpaną Proto-West Germanic *helpan Old High German hëlfan Middle High German hëlfen German helfen From Middle High German hëlfen, from Old High German hëlfan, 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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