Where does “hoffen” come from?

hoffen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German *hoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

Ancestry of “hoffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*hoffōn—
2Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect

Words derived from “hoffen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōn →Every word from Old High German *hoffōn →