Where does “호프” come from?
호프 (Korean) comes from English Hope, from Middle English hope, from Old English hōp, from Proto-Germanic hōpą, from Proto-Indo-European kāb- — to bend.
호프 (Korean): bar or pub; hope, youth of promise
Definitions
- bar or pub; hope, youth of promise
Ancestry of “호프”, step by step
호프 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hope | from the virtue, like Faith and Charity first used by Puritans |
| 2 | Middle English | hope | a valley |
| 3 | Old English | hōp | valley; mound, raised land; in combination,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hōpą | bow, curve, arch; ring, hoop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kāb- | to bend |
via German Hofbräu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hofbräu | court brew i.e. the Bavarian royal court a brand of beer from Munich associated with the Oktoberfest and the Hofbräuhaus |