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Where does “ofte” come from?

ofte (Middle English) comes from Old English oft, from Old High German oftu, from Proto-Germanic uftō — oft; often.

ofte (Middle English): oft, :often

Definitions

  1. oft, :often

Ancestry of “ofte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishoftoften
2Old High Germanoftu—
3Proto-Germanicuftōoft; often

Words derived from “ofte”

  • often
  • oftener
  • oftenly
  • unoften
  • oftenness
  • oftensith
  • oftentide
  • ofto
  • ofte
  • malofte
  • ofteco
  • often
  • ofte
  • oftin
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