Where does “hive” come from?
Hive comes from Middle English hyfe, from Old English hȳf, from Proto-West Germanic hūfi, from Proto-Indo-European kuHp-, from Proto-Indo-European kew-.
hive (English): A structure, whether artificial or natural, for...
Definitions
- A structure, whether artificial or natural, for...
Ancestry of “hive”, step by step
hive traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish immigrere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | immigrere | immigrate |
| 2 | French | immigration | immigration |
| 3 | Latin | immigro | I remove, move or go into; migrate |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English heave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heave | To lift with difficulty; to raise with some... |
| 2 | Middle English | heven | To raise, lift, heave; Alternative form of haven |
| 3 | Old English | hebban | to lift, raise |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | habbjan | to have; to lift |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | habjaną | to have, to hold; to lift, heave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyé- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |