Where does “behoof” come from?

behoof (Middle English) comes from Old English behōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf — necessity, need.

Ancestry of “behoof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbehōfadvantage, behoof, profit; need
2Proto-West Germanic*bihōfnecessity, need

Words derived from “behoof”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf →Every word from Old English behōf →