Where does “behov” come from?

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

behov (Swedish): a need, a requirement

Definitions

  1. a need, a requirement

Ancestry of “behov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbehof—
2Middle Low Germanbehof—
3Old Saxon*bihōf—
4Proto-West Germanic*bihōfnecessity, need

Words derived from “behov”

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