Where does “hyve” come from?

hyve (Finnish) comes from Old English hȳf, from Proto-West Germanic hūfi, from Proto-Indo-European kuHp-, from Proto-Indo-European kew- — to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent.

hyve (Finnish): virtue

Definitions

  1. virtue

Ancestry of “hyve”, step by step

hyve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hȳf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhȳfbeehive
2Proto-West Germanichūfibeehive
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankuHp-water vessel; water vessel; hollow
4Proto-Indo-Europeankew-to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent

via Finnish hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—

Words derived from “hyve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuHp- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūfi →