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Where does “oþþe” come from?

oþþe (Old English) comes from Old English ofþe, from Proto-Germanic efþau — or.

oþþe (Old English): or; either ... or

Definitions

  1. or; either ... or

Ancestry of “oþþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishofþeor
2Proto-Germanicefþauor

Words derived from “oþþe”

  • otherness
  • otherkin
  • Otherworld
  • otherwhere
  • otherly
  • otherwhile
  • otherization
  • othersome
  • othermother
  • otherhood
  • otherize
  • otherward
  • otherliness
  • nonother
  • otherer
  • otherable
  • other-sex
  • other-sexer
  • others
  • other
  • arapela
  • oda
  • other
Every word from Proto-Germanic efþau →