Where does “heeve” come from?

heeve (Yola) comes from Finnish hyve, 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.

heeve (Yola): hive

Definitions

  1. hive

Ancestry of “heeve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvevirtue
2Old Englishhȳfbeehive
3Proto-West Germanichūfibeehive
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankuHp-water vessel; water vessel; hollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeankew-to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuHp- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūfi →