Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/helpārī

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *helpu +‎ *-ārī.

Noun

*helpārī m

helper

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*helpārī
Genitive	*helpārijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*helpārī	helpārijō, helpārijōs
Accusative	*helpārī	*helpārijā
Genitive	*helpārijas	*helpārijō
Dative	*helpārijē	*helpārijum
Instrumental	*helpāriju	*helpārijum

Descendants

Old English: *helpere
- Middle English: helpere
  - English: helper
  - Scots: helpare, helpar, helper
Old Frisian: helpere
- Saterland Frisian: Hälper
- West Frisian: helper
Old Saxon: helpāri, helperi
- Middle Low German: helpære, helpēre, helpere, helper, hölpere, hölper
  - German Low German: Helper
Old Dutch: *helpāri
- Middle Dutch: helpere
  - Dutch: helper
Old High German: helfāri
- Middle High German: helfære, helpfāre, helpfære, helpfer, helfer
  - German: Helfer