Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ufta
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain; according to Kroonen, derived from *ub (“under”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
*ufta
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: oft
- Old Frisian: ofta, ofte
- Old Saxon: ofto, oft
- Old Dutch: ofto
- Old High German: ofta, ofto, oftu
- Old Norse: oft, opt
- Gothic: 𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 (ufta)
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “oft”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute