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Where does “offr” come from?

offr (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German offer, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

offr (Old Norse): an offering

Definitions

  1. an offering

Ancestry of “offr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanoffer—
2Latinofferō—
3Latinob-towards; against
4Latinobolusobolus
5Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
6Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
7Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “offr”

  • uhrikaritsa
  • uhrilammas
  • uhripappi
  • uhrilehto
  • uhri
  • uhrikivi
  • uhrieläin
  • uhrilähde
  • juomauhri
  • uhrikuolema
  • uhrimetalli
  • uhrilahja
  • uhrialttari
  • kuolonuhri
  • brottsoffer
  • offer
  • dryckesoffer
  • brännoffer
  • selvmordsoffer
  • offer
  • dødsoffer
  • dødsoffer
  • offer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →