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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.

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