helpen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch helpen, from Old Dutch helpan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.pə(n)/ Hyphenation: hel‧pen Rhymes: -ɛlpən === Verb === helpen (transitive) to help Wie mag ik helpen? ― Whom may I help? (transitive) to provide, to supply [with aan ‘with’] Bedankt dat je mij aan dat truitje hebt geholpen! ― Thanks for getting me that sweater! (transitive) to get hooked, to cause (someone) to be very keen (on), addicted or depended [with aan ‘to’] Die vriendengroup had haar aan de drank geholpen. ― That circle of friends got her addicted to alcohol. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: help Berbice Creole Dutch: helpu Javindo: helpen Jersey Dutch: hälpe Negerhollands: help Skepi Creole Dutch: halp → Caribbean Javanese: hèlep, ngèlep == Low German == === Verb === helpen alternative spelling of hölpen == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch helpan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną. === Verb === helpen to help, to aid, to assist to be helpful, to be beneficial ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: helpenAfrikaans: helpBerbice Creole Dutch: helpuJavindo: helpenJersey Dutch: hälpeNegerhollands: helpSkepi Creole Dutch: halp→ Caribbean Javanese: hèlep, ngèlep Limburgish: hèlpe === Further reading === “helpen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “helpen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Alternative forms === help, elp, helpi, healpe, heolpe, halpen, hælpan === Etymology === From Old English helpan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną. === Verb === helpen (third-person singular simple present helpeth, present participle helpende, first-/third-person singular past indicative holp, past participle holpen) to help 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 15-18. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== unhelpen ==== Descendants ==== English: help Scots: help Yola: help === References === “helpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Middle Low German == === Etymology === From Old Saxon helpan (“to help”), from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną. Cognate with English helpan, Dutch helpen and German helfen. === Pronunciation === (originally) IPA(key): /hɛlpən/ === Verb === helpen to help ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Low German: helpen German Low German: helpen, hölpen, hülpen == West Frisian == === Noun === helpen plural of help