Where does “håpe” come from?

håpe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish håbe, from Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon hopon, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

håpe (Norwegian Bokmål): to hope, to have hope; to trust

Definitions

  1. to hope, to have hope; to trust

Ancestry of “håpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhåbeto hope
2Middle Low Germanhōpento hope
3Old Saxonhopon—
4Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōn →Every word from Old Saxon hopon →Every word from Middle Low German hōpen →