hopen.
to hope for, to wish for
Meaning & usage
to hope for, to wish for
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch hōpen, from Old Dutch hopon, from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn.
to heap, pile up
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch hôpen, from Old Dutch hōpon, from Proto-West Germanic *haupōn, from Proto-Germanic *haupōną (“to heap, heap up”), equivalent to hoop + -en. Cognate with Old High German houfōn, Middle Low German hôpen, hȫpen, Old English hēapian.
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