Where does “behoeftig” come from?

behoeftig (Dutch) comes from Dutch behoefte, from Middle Dutch behoefte.

behoeftig (Dutch): needy, poor; necessary, needed

Definitions

  1. needy, poor; necessary, needed

Ancestry of “behoeftig”, step by step

behoeftig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch behoefte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbehoeftea need; defecation
2Middle Dutchbehoefte

via Middle Dutch behoeftich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbehoeftich
Every word from Middle Dutch behoefteEvery word from Dutch behoefte
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