An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Opfer

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, O (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2508090An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, O — Opfer1891John Francis Davis

​ Opfer, n., ‘offering, sacrifice,’ from MidHG. opfer, OHG. opfar, n., is not based on a Lat. word, but coined from the G. vb. (comp. Handel); see also Oblate. Moreover, the Teutons had their own special word for ‘to sacrifice’; Goth. and AS. blôtan, OIc. blóta, OHG. bluoȥan.

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