Where does “offer” come from?
Offer comes from Latin offerre, formed from ob- "toward" and ferre "to carry," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning "to bear or carry."
offer (English): A proposal that has been made; Something put...
Definitions
- A proposal that has been made; Something put...
Ancestry of “offer”, step by step
offer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English offer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | offer | — |
| 2 | Old English | offrian | to offer |
| 3 | Latin | offerō | to bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English off
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | off | In a direction away from the speaker or object;... |
| 2 | Middle English | of | of; off; until |
| 3 | Old English | of | of, from, off, out of |
| 4 | Old English | æf | of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via German offer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | offer | — |