Etymology

hopeful

hope·ful
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Today it means: Feeling hope Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *fullaz ← Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós ← English hope
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  1. Proto-West Germanic*tōhopōn
  2. Old Englishtōhopa
  3. Old Englishhopa
  4. Middle Englishhope
  5. Englishhope
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  8. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  9. English todayhopeful

From hope + -ful.

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