Where does “oft” come from?
oft (Middle English) comes from Old English oft, from Old High German oftu, from Proto-Germanic uftō — oft; often.
Ancestry of “oft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | oft | often |
| 2 | Old High German | oftu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | uftō | oft; often |