Where does “oftin” come from?

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

oftin (Scots): often

Definitions

often

Ancestry of “oftin”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	often	repeatedly, again and again, many times, frequently
2	Middle English	ofte	oft, often
3	Old English	oft	often
4	Old High German	oftu	—
5	Proto-Germanic	uftō	oft; often

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