The story
- Latin · derived fromcūpa
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*kūbaz
- Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*kūbiju
- Old English · inherited fromcȳf“vat”
- Middle English · inherited fromkive
- English todaykeeve
From Middle English kive, from Old English cȳf (“vat”), from Proto-West Germanic *kūbiju, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kūbaz, perhaps from Latin cūpa. Related to French cuve. Doublet of coupe, cup, and hive.
Words from the same roots
Latincūpa all →
cupcoopcowlcupolakibblecupel
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.