Where does “hope” come from?

hope (Middle English) comes from Old English hōp, from Proto-Germanic hōpą, from Proto-Indo-European kāb- — to bend.

hope (Middle English): a valley

Definitions

  1. a valley

Ancestry of “hope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōpvalley; mound, raised land; in combination,...
2Proto-Germanichōpąbow, curve, arch; ring, hoop
3Proto-Indo-Europeankāb-to bend

Words derived from “hope”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kāb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōpą →Every word from Old English hōp →