Where does “Hoffnungsschimmer” come from?
Hoffnungsschimmer (German) comes from German Hoffnung, from German hoffen, from Middle High German hoffen, from Old High German *hoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.
Hoffnungsschimmer (German): glimmer of hope
Definitions
- glimmer of hope
Ancestry of “Hoffnungsschimmer”, step by step
Hoffnungsschimmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hoffnung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hoffnung | hope, the belief or expectation that something... |
| 2 | German | hoffen | to hope |
| 3 | Middle High German | hoffen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | *hoffōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hopōn | to hope, to expect |
via German Schimmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schimmer | gleam, glimmer, flicker |