FromMiddle Englishovet (likely from metathesis of the plural*ovetes,ofvetes,ofetes(“fruits”,pl)), fromOld Englishofett(“fruit, legume”), fromProto-West Germanic*obaet(“fruit, produce, increase”), from a compound whose first element representsProto-Indo-European*obʰi-,*ebʰi-,*bʰi-(“on, toward, from, by”), and whose second element isProto-Germanic*at-,*ēta-(“edibles, food”), fromProto-Germanic*etaną(“to eat”), fromProto-Indo-European*h₁ed-(“to eat”). Cognate withWest Frisianoefte(“something tasty to eat, goodies”),Dutchooft(“fruit”),German Low GermanOoft,Aaft(“fruit”),GermanObst(“fruit”).
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ovest (uncountable)
Originated as an incorrect reading of a borrowing fromFrenchouest, fromOld Englishwest.Doublet ofvespro.
ovest m (invariable)
compass points (Germanic-origin):punti cardinali: [edit]
| nordovest | nord | nordest |
| ovest |  | est |
| sudovest | sud | sudest |
ovest m (please provide plural)
