Where does “behuof” come from?

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

Ancestry of “behuof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbihuof—
2Proto-West Germanic*bihōfnecessity, need

Words derived from “behuof”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf →Every word from Old High German bihuof →