Where does “Hope” come from?

Hope derives from Old English hopa, related to Old Saxon hopa and Old High German hoffan, ultimately of unknown origin.

Ancestry of “Hope”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	hope	a valley
2	Old English	hōp	valley; mound, raised land; in combination,...
3	Proto-Germanic	hōpą	bow, curve, arch; ring, hoop
4	Proto-Indo-European	kāb-	to bend

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