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Where does “ofero” come from?

ofero (Esperanto) comes from German Opfer, from Middle High German opfer, from Old High German ophar.

ofero (Esperanto): sacrifice

Definitions

  1. sacrifice

Ancestry of “ofero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOpfersacrifice; victim; wimp
2Middle High Germanopfer—
3Old High Germanophar—

Words derived from “ofero”

  • memofero
Every word from Old High German ophar →