Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “ovet” come from?

ovet (Middle English) comes from Old English ofett, from Proto-Germanic *obaet, from Proto-Germanic at- — edibles, food.

ovet (Middle English): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “ovet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishofettfruit; bean, legume; vegetable
2Proto-Germanic*obaet—
3Proto-Germanicat-edibles, food

Words derived from “ovet”

  • ovest
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