Where does “Hoffnungsverlust” come from?
Hoffnungsverlust (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.
Hoffnungsverlust (German): loss of hope
Definitions
- loss of hope
Ancestry of “Hoffnungsverlust”, step by step
Hoffnungsverlust 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 Verlust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verlust | loss |
| 2 | Middle High German | verlust | — |
| 3 | Old High German | firlust | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fralusti | loss |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fralustiz | loss |