Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hūfi

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“round container, bowl”). Cognate with Latin cūpa (“barrel, vat, tun”).

Noun

*hūfi f

beehive
Synonyms: *bijakaʀ, *binikaʀ

Inflection

ī/jō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hūfi
Genitive	*hūfijā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hūfi	*hūfijō
Accusative	*hūfijā	*hūfijā
Genitive	*hūfijā	*hūfijō
Dative	*hūfijē	hūfijōm, hūfijum
Instrumental	*hūfiju	hūfijōm, hūfijum

Related terms

*hūb
*hūbā

Descendants

Old English: hȳf, hȳfe
- Middle English: hyve, heve, hive, huive, huyve, hyfe, hyffe; hufe
  - English: hive
  - Scots: hyve
  - Yola: heeve
Old Frisian: hūve
Old Saxon: *hūfa
- Middle Low German: hūve, hüwe
Old Dutch: *hūfa
- Middle Dutch: hūve
  - Dutch: huif

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