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Where does “oftensith” come from?

oftensith (English) comes from English sith, from English sithen, from Middle English sithen, from Old English siþþan, from Old English sīþ, from Proto-West Germanic sinþ, from Proto-Germanic sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European sent- — to be.

oftensith (English): frequently; often

Definitions

  1. frequently; often

Ancestry of “oftensith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsithA journey, way; One's journey of life,...
2EnglishsithenFrom or since the time that; Since then, after...
3Middle EnglishsithenFrom or since the time that; since then, after...
4Old Englishsiþþanafterwards, subsequently; since; ago, since
5Old Englishsīþjourney, movement, trip, point in time, occasion;...
6Proto-West Germanicsinþjourney, way, path; time, occasion
7Proto-Germanicsinþazjourney, way, path; time , instance
8Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
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