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

Definitions

  1. hopeful

Ancestry of “hoffnungsvoll”, step by step

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