Where does “Lobopfer” come from?

Lobopfer (German) comes from German lobēn, from Middle High German loben, from Old High German lobēn, from Proto-West Germanic lobōn, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

Lobopfer (German): thank offering

Definitions

  1. thank offering

Ancestry of “Lobopfer”, step by step

Lobopfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lobēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlobēnto praise
2Middle High Germanloben
3Old High Germanlobēn
4Proto-West Germaniclobōnto praise
5Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via German Opfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOpfersacrifice; victim; wimp
2Middle High Germanopfer
3Old High Germanophar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lubōną
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