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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

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

Words derived from “oft”

  • often
  • oft
  • oftener
  • ofttimes
  • oftenly
  • unoften
  • oftenness
  • oftensith
  • oftentide
  • ofto
  • ofte
  • ofteco
  • malofte
  • often
  • oft
  • ofte
  • ofte
  • oftin
  • after
  • aft
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