Where does “hobe” come from?
hobe (Albanian) comes from Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon hopon, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.
hobe (Albanian): catapult, sling
Ancestry of “hobe”, step by step
hobe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German hōpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | hōpen | to hope |
| 2 | Old Saxon | hopon | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hopōn | to hope, to expect |
via Medieval Latin hopetus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | hopetus | — |
| 2 | Latin | harpe | a curved sickle-shaped sword, scimitar; bird of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἅρπη | a bird of prey, hawk, falcon, tiercel or goshawk;... |
Words derived from “hobe”