Where does “Selbstaufopferung” come from?
Selbstaufopferung (German) comes from German Aufopferung, from German aufopfern, from German opfern, from Middle High German opfern, from Old High German opfarōn, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Selbstaufopferung (German): self-sacrifice
Definitions
- self-sacrifice
Ancestry of “Selbstaufopferung”, step by step
Selbstaufopferung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Aufopferung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aufopferung | sacrifice, devotion |
| 2 | German | aufopfern | to sacrifice, to give up; to devote oneself, to... |
| 3 | German | opfern | to sacrifice |
| 4 | Middle High German | opfern | — |
| 5 | Old High German | opfarōn | — |
| 6 | Latin | offerō | to bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |