Where does “האָפֿן” come from?

האָפֿן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German hoffen, from Old High German *hoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

האָפֿן (Yiddish): to hope

Definitions

  1. to hope

Ancestry of “האָפֿן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhoffen—
2Old High German*hoffōn—
3Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōn →Every word from Old High German *hoffōn →Every word from Middle High German hoffen →