Where does “Hoffnungszeichen” come from?

Hoffnungszeichen (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.

Ancestry of “Hoffnungszeichen”, step by step

Hoffnungszeichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hoffnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHoffnunghope, the belief or expectation that something...
2Germanhoffento hope
3Middle High Germanhoffen—
4Old High German*hoffōn—
5Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect

via German zeichen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeichensign, token
2Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
3Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōn →