hoffen
German (Berlin)
/ˈhɔfɱ̩/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to hope
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German hoffen derived from *hopōn.
Origin
*hopōn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hoffnung German
- Hoffnungsschimmer German
- erhoffen German
- hoffentlich German
- hoffnungslos German
- hoffnungsvoll German
- håpe Norwegian Bokmål
- hopian Old English
- hoffen Middle High German
- hoffen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *hopōn gmw-pro
- hopon Old Dutch
- hopen Middle Low German
- *hopon Old Saxon
- hopia Old Frisian