Where does “oft” come from?

oft (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ofta, from Proto-Germanic ufta — oft; often; frequently.

Ancestry of “oft”, step by step

oft traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German ofta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanofta—
2Proto-Germanicuftaoft; often; frequently

via Old High German ofto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanofto—
2Proto-Germanicuftōoft; often

via Old High German oftu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanoftu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ufta →Every word from Old High German ofta →