Behuf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German behuof, from Old High German *bihuof, from Proto-Germanic *bihōfą (“behoof", "profit", "need”). Cognate with Old High German bihuobida (“need”), Middle Low German behōf (“behoof, advantage”), Dutch behoefte (“need”), English behoof (“advantage", "benefit", "need”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈhuːf/

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Noun

Behuf m (genitive Behufes, plural Behufe)

1. (literary in expressions with zu, otherwise obsolete) purpose, aim

Derived terms

• behufs

Further reading

• “Behuf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Behuf” in Duden online
• “Behuf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.