HELP

Meaning

Action given to provide assistance; aid.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English help, from Old English help (“help, aid, assistance, relief”), from Proto-Germanic *helpō (“help”), *hilpiz, *hulpiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp- (“to help”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hälpe (“help”), West Frisian help (“help”), Cimbrian hölfe (“help”), Dutch hulp (“help”), German Hilfe (“help, aid, assistance”), Luxembourgish Hëllef (“help”), Mòcheno hilf (“help”), Vilamovian hyłf (“help”), Yiddish הילף (hilf, “help”), Danish hjælp (“help”), Faroese and Icelandic hjálp (“help”), Norwegian Bokmål hjelp (“help”), Norwegian Nynorsk hjelp, hjølp (“help”), Swedish hjälp (“help”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles:

• 2025-09-19EGPIOLH
• 2025-06-30LAUHEPV
• 2025-06-20PTALEBH
• 2025-03-04EGPLHMY
• 2025-01-18HPLAMED
• 2024-04-06PELHGIO
• 2024-03-03HAELNPT
• 2023-11-01HADEPLN
• 2023-01-28PVAUHEL