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