Where does “hoppas” come from?

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

hoppas (Swedish): to hope; to want something to happen

Definitions

  1. to hope; to want something to happen

Ancestry of “hoppas”, 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 →