Where does “behov” come from?

behov (Danish) comes from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf — necessity, need.

behov (Danish): need, requirement

Definitions

  1. need, requirement

Ancestry of “behov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbehof
2Old Saxon*bihōf
3Proto-West Germanic*bihōfnecessity, need

Words derived from “behov

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bihōfEvery word from Old Saxon *bihōfEvery word from Middle Low German behof