Where does “Hope” come from?

Hope (Cebuano) comes from English Hope, from Middle English hope, from Old English hōp, from Proto-Germanic hōpą, from Proto-Indo-European kāb- — to bend.

Ancestry of “Hope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHopefrom the virtue, like Faith and Charity first used by Puritans
2Middle Englishhopea valley
3Old Englishhōpvalley; mound, raised land; in combination,...
4Proto-Germanichōpąbow, curve, arch; ring, hoop
5Proto-Indo-Europeankāb-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kāb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōpą →Every word from Old English hōp →