Where does “oft” come from?

oft (Old English) comes from Old High German oftu, from Proto-Germanic uftō — oft; often.

oft (Old English): often

Definitions

  1. often

Ancestry of “oft”, step by step

oft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German oftu

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

via Proto-Germanic ufta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuftaoft; often; frequently

Words derived from “oft”

Every word from Proto-Germanic uftō →Every word from Old High German oftu →