Behoveful
/bɪˈhoʊv.fəl/noun
Useful, advantageous, or beneficial; archaic.
Did you know?Behoveful belongs to the older linguistic family behind behoof and behove, words centered on practical advantage rather than mystical power or occult symbolism.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*bi-hōfijaną
“To be useful, fitting, or advantageous; reconstructed ancestor of the later English verb.”
Old English
Old English
behōfian
“To be of use, be necessary, or be advantageous.”
Old English
Old English
behōf
“Use, advantage, profit, or need.”
Middle English
Middle English
behoven
“To be necessary, fitting, or beneficial.”
Late Middle English
English
behoof
“Advantage, benefit, or profit; the noun from which the adjective developed.”
Modern English
English
behoveful
“Useful or beneficial, now chiefly archaic or dialectal.”