An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Hilfe

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Hilfe
Friedrich Kluge2511454An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — Hilfe1891John Francis Davis

Hilfe, f., from the equiv. MidHG. hilfe, hëlfe, f., OHG. hilfa, hëlfa, f., ‘help, aid’ (Goth. *hilpi and *hilpa, f.). Comp. helfen.