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by Norman_Outside the lines on September 25th, 2006

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WHERE DOES BEHAVE COME FROM? WHAT IS "HAVE" AS IN BEHAVE?

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  • by Astaroth on September 25th, 2006

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    The word initiated between 1400 and 1450 AD and of course is formed from "be" (as an intensive prefix) and "have" as a verb. It's most earlist meaning was the "possess or to have oneself" or in other words "to conduct oneself in a particular way". Comes from Old English "behabban" meaning "to contain" and ending the 15th century added the word "behavior" from havour, altered (by influence of have) from aver, from Old French "aveir" meaning "to have."

    Interesting word, isn't it?

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