hoffen

Etymology
From (12th c.), from northern, from. It is uncertain whether the (unattested but probable) Old High German form was inherited or rather borrowed from with implementation of the High German consonantism (which was then still entirely predictable). In fact, some scholars consider that all continental forms go back to, introduced as a religious term by Anglo-Saxon missionaries. The word was at any rate absent from Upper German, where it only established itself in later Middle High German, gradually displacing the now obsolete. See for more.

Verb

 * 1)  to hope

Etymology
From, eventually from. The Luxembourgish form would require an anomalous, which is possible since the word was originally rare in High German and is even thought to be an early borrowing from Low Franconian or Saxon. However, it is perhaps more likely that the modern vocalism is due to influence by (given the word’s frequent use in religious contexts).

Verb

 * 1) to hope