Where does “håpa” come from?

håpa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon hopon, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

håpa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to hope

Definitions

  1. to hope

Ancestry of “håpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhōpento hope
2Old Saxonhopon—
3Proto-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 →