Where does “behov” come from?
behov (Danish) comes from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf.
behov (Danish): need, requirement
Ancestry of “behov”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | behof | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | *bihōf | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *bihōf | — |