Where does “hope” come from?
hope (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hopa, from Old Dutch hopon, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.
Ancestry of “hope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | hopa | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hopon | to hope |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hopōn | to hope, to expect |
Words derived from “hope”