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