Where does “hopemonger” come from?

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

hopemonger (English): A person who offers (possibly unrealistic) hope for the future

Definitions

  1. A person who offers (possibly unrealistic) hope for the future

Ancestry of “hopemonger”, step by step

hopemonger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hope

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

via English monger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmongerA dealer in a specific commodity; A person...
2Middle EnglishmongereA retailer; a merchant
3Old Englishmāngeretrader, merchant, dealer, monger
4Old Englishmāngianto trade, traffic, do as a monger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kāb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōpą →Every word from Old English hōp →