Where does “Hope” come from?
Hope (Tagalog) comes from English Hope, from Middle English hope, from Old English hōp, from Proto-Germanic hōpą, from Proto-Indo-European kāb- — to bend.
Ancestry of “Hope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Hope | — |
| 2 | Middle English | hope | a valley |
| 3 | Old English | hōp | valley; mound, raised land; in combination,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hōpą | bow, curve, arch; ring, hoop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kāb- | to bend |