Where does “erhoffen” come from?

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

erhoffen (Luxembourgish): to hope for

Definitions

  1. to hope for

Ancestry of “erhoffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishhoffento hope
2Middle High Germanhoffen—
3Old High German*hoffōn—
4Proto-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 →