Where does “hȳf” come from?

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

hȳf (Old English): beehive

Definitions

  1. beehive

Ancestry of “hȳf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hȳf”

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