Helper

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From Middle English helpere, from Old English *helpere, from Proto-West Germanic *helpārī(“helper”), equivalent to help +‎ -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hälper(“helper”), West Frisian helper(“helper”), Dutch helper(“helper”), German Low German Helper(“helper”), German Helfer(“helper”), Danish hjælper(“helper”), Swedish hjälpare(“helper”), Icelandic hjálpar(“helper”).

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helper (n.)

mid-14c., agent noun from help (v.). Helpestre "a female helper" is recorded from c. 1400. The Old English agent noun was helpend.