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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOpfersacrifice; victim; wimp
2Middle High Germanopfer—
3Old High Germanophar—
Every word from Old High German ophar →