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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *bi- + *hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfą (“necessity”).
Noun
*bihōf n
- necessity, need
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*bihōf
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| Genitive
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*bihōfas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*bihōf
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*bihōfu
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| Accusative
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*bihōf
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*bihōfu
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| Genitive
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*bihōfas
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*bihōfō
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| Dative
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*bihōfē
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*bihōfum
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| Instrumental
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*bihōfu
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*bihōfum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: behōf
- 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
- Old High German: *bihuof
- Middle High German: behuof