hyfe etymology

Middle English word hyfe comes from Proto-Indo-European *kow-, Proto-Indo-European *kewp-, and later Proto-Germanic *hūbī (Beehive.)

Detailed word origin of hyfe

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*kow- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*kewp- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*kuHp- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*hūbī Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Beehive.
hȳf Old English (ang)
hȳfi Old English (ang)
hyfe Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as hyfe

Descendants of *kow-
heigh heih heiȝ heiȝwai heiȝwei hene hewe hexte heyȝliche heȝly high hiȝly ho hogh hoo houlen houȝ howlen huge hulen
Descendants of *kewp-
cop coppe coupe cuppe cuuel hof hoof houve hovel hoven hovil hovylle howve huve hyve