Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōfą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-.

Noun

*hōfą n

1. necessity

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hōfą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hōfą	*hōfō
vocative	*hōfą	*hōfō
accusative	*hōfą	*hōfō
genitive	*hōfas, *hōfis	*hōfǫ̂
dative	*hōfai	*hōfamaz
instrumental	*hōfō	*hōfamiz

Related terms

• *habjaną
• *hōbiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hōf
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *bihōf
    • 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
• Old Norse: hóf
  • Icelandic: hóf
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hóv, hóv (alternative spelling)
  • Swedish: hov (dialectal)