Where does “hoffnungsvoll” come from?
hoffnungsvoll (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.
hoffnungsvoll (German): hopeful
Ancestry of “hoffnungsvoll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |