The word has always had a t sound since Old English, and it’s part of the reconstructed language Proto-Germanic in the form *ufta. Every other Germanic language displays a t in the corresponding word:

Scots oftin (“often”), North Frisian oftem (“often”), Saterland Frisian oafte (“often”), German oft (“often”), Pennsylvania German oft (“often”), Danish ofte (“often”), Norwegian Bokmål ofte (“often”), Norwegian Nynorsk ofte (“often”), Swedish ofta (“often”), and Icelandic oft (“often”).

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Are all of those adjectives? lol

The research you are basing your third paragraph on was actually never published and its claims have remained controversial.

I recommend you check this great video on both grammatical gender and Boroditsky’s article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q1qp4ioknI