Where does “ofto” come from?
ofto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ofte, 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.
ofto (Esperanto): frequency
Ancestry of “ofto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ofte | often |
| 2 | English | often | Frequently, many times; Frequent |
| 3 | Middle English | often | — |
| 4 | Middle English | ofte | oft, :often |
| 5 | Old English | oft | often |
| 6 | Old High German | oftu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uftō | oft; often |