Where does “hobekien” come from?

hobekien (Basque) comes from Basque hobeki, from Albanian hobe, from Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon hopon, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

hobekien (Basque): better

Definitions

  1. better

Ancestry of “hobekien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehobekibest
2Albanianhobecatapult, sling
3Middle Low Germanhōpento hope
4Old Saxonhopon—
5Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōn →Every word from Old Saxon hopon →Every word from Middle Low German hōpen →