help
"help out,"
to assist in an effort; be of aid to:
Her relatives helped out when she became ill.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English helpen, Old English helpan; cognate with German helfen. Dictionary 2: Old English helpan; related to Old Norse hjalpa, Gothic hilpan, Old High German helfan. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of help. Verb: before the 12th century. Noun: before the 12th century. History and Etymology for help: Verb and Noun: Middle English, from Old English helpan; akin to Old High German helfan to help, and perhaps to Lithuanian šelpti. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
to assist in an effort; be of aid to:
Her relatives helped out when she became ill.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English helpen, Old English helpan; cognate with German helfen. Dictionary 2: Old English helpan; related to Old Norse hjalpa, Gothic hilpan, Old High German helfan. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of help. Verb: before the 12th century. Noun: before the 12th century. History and Etymology for help: Verb and Noun: Middle English, from Old English helpan; akin to Old High German helfan to help, and perhaps to Lithuanian šelpti. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.