Where does “beehive” come from?
Beehive comes from Middle English beehyve, a compound of bee and hyve, literally meaning a structure where bees are kept.
beehive (English): An enclosed structure in which some species of...
Definitions
- An enclosed structure in which some species of...
Ancestry of “beehive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | beehyve | — |
Words derived from “beehive”