Origin of hive

before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳf; akin to Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa vat

OTHER WORDS FROM hive

hive·less, adjective hive·like, adjective hiv·er, noun

Example sentences from the Web for hive

British Dictionary definitions for hive

hive
/ (haɪv) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of hive

hivelike, adjective

Word Origin for hive

Old English hӯf; related to Westphalian hüwe, Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa barrel, Greek kupē, Sanskrit kūpa cave