Where does “Opferanode” come from?

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

Opferanode (German): sacrificial anode

Definitions

  1. sacrificial anode

Ancestry of “Opferanode”, step by step

Opferanode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Opfer

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

via German Anode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnodeanode
Every word from Old High German ophar →Every word from Middle High German opfer →Every word from German Opfer →