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

1. 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