Opfer
German (Berlin)
/ˈɔpfɐ/
noun
Definitions
- sacrifice
- victim
- (offensive) wimp someone weak or dependent, one who cannot stand up for themself
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German opfer inherited from Old High German ophar.
Origin
Old High German
ophar
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- counter-offer English
- counteroffer English
- offer English
- offerable English
- offeree English
- offerer English
- offerest English
- offereth English
- offerless English
- offeror English
- postoffer English
- reoffer English
- -s- German
- Anode German
- Brand German
- Brandopfer German
- Dankopfer German
- Hebopfer German
- Krieg German
- Kriegsopfer German
- Lobopfer German
- Messe German
- Messopfer German
- Opferanode German
- Schuld German
- Schuldopfer German
- Speisopfer German
- Sünde German
- Sündopfer German
- danken German
- heben German
- loben German
- speisen German
- offer Middle English
- memofero Esperanto
- ofero Esperanto
- upper Middle Dutch
- ophar Old High German
- upuris Latvian
- opfer Middle High German
- Affer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Afferstack Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Doudesaffer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ofa Tok Pisin