Where does “hôpen” come from?

hôpen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hōpon, from Proto-West Germanic haupōn, from Proto-Germanic haupōną — to heap, heap up.

hôpen (Middle Dutch): To hope

Definitions

  1. To hope

Ancestry of “hôpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhōponto hope
2Proto-West Germanichaupōnto heap, pile up
3Proto-Germanichaupōnąto heap, heap up
Every word from Proto-Germanic haupōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haupōn →Every word from Old Dutch hōpon →