English
helpsome
From help + -some.
Formed from help + -some
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
Today it means
adj Marked by a readiness or a willingness to help; characteristically helpful.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / helpsome