Where does “hoopje” come from?

hoopje (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hopia, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

hoopje (West Frisian): to hope

Definitions

  1. to hope

Ancestry of “hoopje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhopia—
2Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōn →Every word from Old Frisian hopia →