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Where does “hopian” come from?

hopian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

hopian (Old English): to hope

Definitions

  1. to hope

Ancestry of “hopian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect

Words derived from “hopian”

  • hope
  • hoping
  • hopeless
  • hopeful
  • hopefully
  • hopelessly
  • hopelessness
  • hopefulness
  • hopeth
  • hopest
  • hopefuller
  • hopingly
  • nonhopeful
  • no-hoper
  • hopeably
  • behope
  • hopen
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōn →