hope

hope · verb¹

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*hopōn
2. Old English · inherited fromhopian“hope”
3. Middle English · inherited fromhopen
4. English todayhope

From Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian (“hope”), from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn; further etymology unclear. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian, West Frisian hoopje (“to hope”), Cimbrian hòffan (“to hope”), Dutch hopen (“to hope”), German, Luxembourgish hoffen (“to hope”), Vilamovian höfnan (“hope”), Yiddish האָפֿן (hofn, “to hope”), Danish håbe (“to hope”), Norwegian Bokmål håpe (“to hope”), Norwegian Nynorsk håpa, håpe (“to hope”), Swedish hoppas (“to hope”).

hope · noun²

1. Proto-West Germanic*tōhopōn
2. Old Englishtōhopa
3. Old Englishhopa
4. Middle Englishhope
5. English todayhope

From Middle English hope, from Old English hopa (“hope, expectation”), from the same source as the verb hope. Eclipsed non-native early modern English esperance, borrowed from Middle French esperance.

hope · noun³

1. Old English · inherited fromhōp
2. Middle English · inherited fromhope“a valley”
3. English todayhope

From Middle English hope (“a valley”), from Old English hōp (found only in placenames). More at hoop.

hope · noun⁴

1. Icelandic · derived fromhóp“a small bay or inlet”
2. English todayhope

From Icelandic hóp (“a small bay or inlet”). Cognate with English hoop.

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