English
helpmeet
Univerbation of part of a phrase in Genesis 2:18 in the King James Version: “an helpe meet” for Adam (i.e.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb- ‘to help’
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Proto-Germanic *helpō ‘help, aid’
Proto-West Germanic *helpu
Old English help ‘help, aid, assistance’
Middle English help
English help
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- ‘to come’
Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną ‘to meet’
Proto-West Germanic *mōtijan ‘to meet’
Old English mētan ‘to meet’
Middle English meten
English meet
Today it means
noun A helpful partner, particularly a spouse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / helpmeet