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 *bihōf →Every word from Old Saxon *bihōf →Every word from Middle Low German behof →