Where does “aufopferungsvoll” come from?
aufopferungsvoll (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.
aufopferungsvoll (German): sacrificial; devotional
Ancestry of “aufopferungsvoll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 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 |