Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōpą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow, arch, vault”).

Noun

*hōpą n

bow, curve, arch
ring, hoop

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hōpą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hōpą	*hōpō
vocative	*hōpą	*hōpō
accusative	*hōpą	*hōpō
genitive	hōpas, hōpis	*hōpǫ̂
dative	*hōpai	*hōpamaz
instrumental	*hōpō	*hōpamiz

Descendants

Old English: hōp
- Middle English: hoop
  - Scots: hupe, houp, huip
  - English: hoop
Old Frisian: hōp
- North Frisian: hop
- East Frisian: hôp
- West Frisian: hoep
Old Dutch: *hōp
- Middle Dutch: hoop, hoep
  - Dutch: hoep
Old Norse: hóp
- Icelandic: hóp
- Danish: hop
- Scots: hope