Where does “hoffen” come from?

hoffen (German) comes from Middle High German hoffen, from Old High German *hoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

hoffen (German): to hope

Definitions

  1. to hope

Ancestry of “hoffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhoffen—
2Old High German*hoffōn—
3Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect

Words derived from “hoffen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōn →Every word from Old High German *hoffōn →Every word from Middle High German hoffen →