Where does “Hoffnung” come from?
Hoffnung (German) comes from German hoffen, from Middle High German hoffen, from Old High German *hoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.
Hoffnung (German): hope, the belief or expectation that something...
Definitions
- hope, the belief or expectation that something...
Ancestry of “Hoffnung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | hoffen | to hope |
| 2 | Middle High German | hoffen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | *hoffōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hopōn | to hope, to expect |
Words derived from “Hoffnung”