Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ufta

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *uftō

Etymology

Uncertain; according to Kroonen, derived from *ub (“under”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈuɸ.tɑ/

Adverb

*ufta

1. oft; often; frequently

Descendants

• Old English: oft
  • Middle English: oft, ofte, often
    • Scots: oft, oftin, aften
    • English: oft, often
      • → Esperanto: ofte
        • → Ido: ofte
• Old Frisian: ofta, ofte
  • North Frisian: oft, oftem
  • Saterland Frisian: oafte
• Old Saxon: ofto, oft
  • Middle Low German: ofte, oft
    • Low German: oft
• Old Dutch: ofto
  • Middle Dutch: ofte
    • Dutch: oft (obsolete)
• Old High German: ofta, ofto, oftu
  • Middle High German: ofte, oft, uft
    • German: oft
• Old Norse: oft, opt
  • Icelandic: oft
  • Faroese: oft, ofta
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ofte
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ofte
  • Old Swedish: opt
  • Danish: ofte
• Gothic: 𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 (ufta)

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “oft”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute