Etymograph

English

hiveful

From hive + -ful.

Formed from hive + -ful

Proto-Indo-European *kew- ‘to bend, curve’

Proto-Indo-European *kuHp- ‘water vessel’

Proto-West Germanic *hūfi ‘beehive’

Old English hȳf ‘beehive’

Middle English hyve

English hive

Today it means

noun The amount contained in a hive.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hiveful