Where does “ofte” come from?
ofte (Esperanto) comes from English often, from Middle English often, from Middle English ofte, from Old English oft, from Old High German oftu, from Proto-Germanic uftō — oft; often.
ofte (Esperanto): often
Definitions
- often
Ancestry of “ofte”, step by step
ofte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English often
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | often | Frequently, many times; Frequent |
| 2 | Middle English | often | repeatedly, again and again, many times, frequently |
| 3 | Middle English | ofte | oft, often |
| 4 | Old English | oft | often |
| 5 | Old High German | oftu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uftō | oft; often |
via Yiddish אָפֿט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אָפֿט | often |