English behoof

← Old English behōf (inherited)

← Danish behov (cognate)

← German Behuf (cognate)

← English have (mention)

← English heave (mention)

← Middle English behoof (inherited)

← Middle English behof (mention)

← Proto-West Germanic *bihōf (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (root)

← Dutch behoef (cognate)

→ English behovely (suffix)

→ English behoveful (suffix)

→ English behooveful (suffix)