Where does “ofte” come from?

ofte (Ido) 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.

ofte (Ido): often

Definitions

often

Ancestry of “ofte”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	ofte	often
2	English	often	Frequently, many times; Frequent
3	Middle English	often	repeatedly, again and again, many times, frequently
4	Middle English	ofte	oft, often
5	Old English	oft	often
6	Old High German	oftu	—
7	Proto-Germanic	uftō	oft; often

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