hove

hove · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*keup-“to arch, bend, buckle”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hufą“hill, height, farm, dwelling”
3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hufōną“to house, lodge”
4. Old English · inherited from*hofian“to receive into one's house”
5. Middle English · inherited fromhoven“to linger, wait, hover, move aside, entertain, cherish, foster”
6. English todayhove

From Middle English hoven (“to linger, wait, hover, move aside, entertain, cherish, foster”), from Old English *hofian (“to receive into one's house”), from Proto-Germanic *hufōną (“to house, lodge”), from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, height, farm, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *keup- (“to arch, bend, buckle”). Cognate with Old Frisian hovia (“to receive into one's home, entertain”), Old Dutch hoven (“to receive into one's home, entertain”). Related to Old English hof (“court, house, dwelling”). More at hovel.

hove · verb²

1. Middle English · inherited fromhoven
2. English todayhove

From Middle English hoven, alteration (due to hove, hoven, past tense and past participle of heven (“to heave”)). More at heave.

hove · verb³

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Hove · proper noun⁴

Of disputed origin, with suggestions including hufe (“covering, shelter”) and hof (“hall”). More at Hove.

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