Where does “memofero” come from?
memofero (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ofero, from German Opfer, from Middle High German opfer, from Old High German ophar.
memofero (Esperanto): self-sacrifice
Ancestry of “memofero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ofero | sacrifice |
| 2 | German | Opfer | sacrifice; victim; wimp |
| 3 | Middle High German | opfer | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ophar | — |