Where does “hōpen” come from?

hōpen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hôop, from Old Dutch hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

hōpen (Middle Dutch): To hope

Definitions

  1. To hope

Ancestry of “hōpen”, step by step

hōpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch hôop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhôopheap, pile
2Old Dutchhōp—
3Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
4Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
5Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Old Dutch hōpon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhōponto hope
2Proto-West Germanichaupōnto heap, pile up
3Proto-Germanichaupōnąto heap, heap up

Words derived from “hōpen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →