Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/uftō

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

• *ufta

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuɸ.tɔː/

Adverb

*uftō

1. oft; often

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *oftō
  • 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
    • West Frisian: ofte, oft
  • Old Saxon: ofto, oft
    • Middle Low German: ofte, oft
      • Low German: oft
  • Old Dutch: *ofto
    • Middle Dutch: ofte, oft
      • Dutch: oft
  • Old High German: ofto
    • Middle High German: ofte, oft
      • German: oft
• Old Norse: opt, oft
  • Icelandic: oft, ott
  • Faroese: ofta
  • Norwegian: ofte
  • Old Swedish: opta
    • Swedish: ofta
  • Danish: ofte
• Gothic: 𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 (ufta)