Where does “ofett” come from?

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

ofett (Old English): fruit; bean, legume; vegetable

Definitions

  1. fruit; bean, legume; vegetable

Ancestry of “ofett”, step by step

ofett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *obaet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*obaet
2Proto-Germanicat-edibles, food

via Proto-West Germanic *obaet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*obaetfruit

Words derived from “ofett

Every word from Proto-Germanic at-Every word from Proto-Germanic *obaet