Re: "Strong Verb/Ablauted Verb" Society?

Mark J. Reed wrote:
> I particularly like the three sets of suggestions for "behave":
>
> 1. behave/behove/behiven
> 2. behave/behad/behad
> 3. behave/washave/beenhave
>
> Etymologically, is "behave" derived from either "be" or "have"?
Yes, it has same root as "have", coming from Old English "behabban".
"be-" is a prefix unrelated to "be", without clear meaning. So #2 seems
to be the most correct.

"behabban"/"behaeft" > "behave"/"behad".

Another example of "be-" prefix is "belong", related to verb "long" as in
"longing".