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

Definitions

  1. to hope

Ancestry of “hōpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhopon
2Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect

Words derived from “hōpen

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōnEvery word from Old Saxon hopon