ENGLISH ROOT WORD: help "help." from Old English helpan, help, helpe, healp, holpen

【help】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "helpan," "help," "helpe," "healp," and "holpen." It carries the basic meaning of "help."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "help"]

help ****[109] to do something that makes it easier for someone to do a job, to deal with a problem, etc.; to aid or assist someone
helpful ****[2077] making it easier to do a job, deal with a problem, etc.; giving help

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[WORD ROOT]root help
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] help
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) helpan, help, helpe, healp, holpen
[MEANING]root help

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 helpan help(verb), support, succor; benefit, do good to; cure, amend
• 【Old English】 help help (noun)
• 【Old English】 helpe [fem of help]
• 【Old English】 healp [past of helpan]
• 【Old English】 holpen [past participle of helpan]

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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help ★★★★[109] verb from help
【DEFINITION】 ① to do something that makes it easier for someone to do a job, to deal with a problem, etc.; to aid or assist someone
② to make something less severe; to make something more pleasant or easier to deal with
③ to give (yourself or another person) food or drink
【Declension/Conjugation】 helped, helped, helping, helps
【SYNONYM】 steal
【ROOTs】 help; help
【Etymology】 《Old English helpan》 help(verb), support, succor; benefit, do good to; cure, amend
【First Known Meaning】 help, support, succor; benefit, do good to; cure, amend
【DERIVATIVEs】 help, helpable, helper, helpfully, helpfulness, helpful

helpful ★★★★[2077] adjective from help
【DEFINITION】 ① making it easier to do a job, deal with a problem, etc.; giving help
② willing to help other people
③ If you describe someone as helpful, you mean that they help you in some way, such as doing part of your job for you or by giving you advice or information.
【SYNONYM】 useful
【ANTONYM】 unhelpful
【ROOTs】 ⑴ help; help ⑵ ful; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English helpan》 help(verb), support, succor; benefit, do good to; cure, amend
【DERIVATIVEs】 help, helpable, helper, helpfully, helpfulness, helpful

[Other words containing "help"];
helpfully [9790] helpful + ly
helping [9785] an amount of food that is put on a plate at one time; a portion of food; serving
helpless [12882] not protected; not able to defend yourself
helplessness [7226] helpless + ness
helpline a telephone service that offers help or information
unhelpful [7507] giving no help; not helpful or useful

[Others]: helpable, helper, helpfulness, helplessly, unhelpfully, unhelpfulness

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

heat
hear
heal
head
have
haur-, haust-
harm
hard
hap
hand

 

 

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