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Where does “אָפֿט” come from?

אָפֿט (Yiddish) comes from Old High German ofta, from Proto-Germanic ufta — oft; often; frequently.

אָפֿט (Yiddish): often

Definitions

  1. often

Ancestry of “אָפֿט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanofta—
2Proto-Germanicuftaoft; often; frequently
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