Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bihōf

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *bi- +‎ *hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfą (“necessity”).

Noun

*bihōf n

necessity, need

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bihōf
Genitive	*bihōfas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bihōf	*bihōfu
Accusative	*bihōf	*bihōfu
Genitive	*bihōfas	*bihōfō
Dative	*bihōfē	*bihōfum
Instrumental	*bihōfu	*bihōfum

Derived terms

*bihōfōn

Related terms

*habbjan

Descendants

Old English: behōf
- Middle English: bihove, behove
  - English: behoof
  - Scots: behufe, behuif
Old Frisian: bihōf
- Saterland Frisian: Bihouf
- West Frisian: behoef
Old Saxon: *bihōf
- Middle Low German: behôf
  - German Low German: Behöf
    - ⇒ German Low German: behövig
  - → Danish: behov
  - → Swedish: behov
Old Dutch: *bihuof
- Middle Dutch: behoef
  - Dutch: behoef
Old High German: *bihuof
- Middle High German: behuof
  - German: Behuf

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