Where does “kive” come from?

kive (English) comes from Old Norse kífa, from Proto-Germanic kībaną, from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- — to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew.

kive (English): Alternative form of keeve

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of keeve

Ancestry of “kive”, step by step

kive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kífa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekífa—
2Proto-Germanickībanąto quarrel
3Proto-Indo-Europeangeybʰ-to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew

via Welsh cyf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcyf—

Words derived from “kive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kībaną →Every word from Old Norse kífa →