Where does “behof” come from?

behof (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf — necessity, need.

Ancestry of “behof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbehof
2Old Saxon*bihōf
3Proto-West Germanic*bihōfnecessity, need

Words derived from “behof

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bihōfEvery word from Old Saxon *bihōfEvery word from Middle Low German behof