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.
Ancestry of “hôpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | hōpon | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | haupōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haupōną | to heap, heap up |