Where does “hope” come from?

Hope comes from Old English hōp, which derives from Old English tōhopa, traced to Proto-Indo-European kewb-.

hope (English): To want something to happen, with a sense of...

Definitions

  1. To want something to happen, with a sense of...

Ancestry of “hope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhopento hope
2Old Englishhopianto hope
3Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōnEvery word from Old English hopianEvery word from Middle English hopen