Where does “behōf” come from?

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

behōf (Old English): advantage, behoof, profit; need

Definitions

  1. advantage, behoof, profit; need

Ancestry of “behōf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*bihōfnecessity, need

Words derived from “behōf

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf