Where does “tofte” come from?

tofte (Middle English) comes from Old Danish thoftæ, from Old Norse þopta.

Ancestry of “tofte”, step by step

tofte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish thoftæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthoftæ—
2Old Norseþopta—

via Hebrew טוֹב

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewטוֹבgood
Every word from Old Norse þopta →Every word from Old Danish thoftæ →