Where does “Behuf” come from?

Behuf (German) comes from Middle High German behuof, from Old High German bihuof, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf — necessity, need.

Behuf (German): purpose, aim

Definitions

  1. purpose, aim

Ancestry of “Behuf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbehuof—
2Old High Germanbihuof—
3Proto-West Germanic*bihōfnecessity, need
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf →Every word from Old High German bihuof →Every word from Middle High German behuof →