Where does “Dankopfa” come from?

Dankopfa (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Opfa, from German Opfer, from Middle High German opfer, from Old High German ophar.

Dankopfa (Plautdietsch): thank offering

Definitions

  1. thank offering

Ancestry of “Dankopfa”, step by step

Dankopfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Opfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschOpfasacrifice
2GermanOpfersacrifice; victim; wimp
3Middle High Germanopfer—
4Old High Germanophar—

via Plautdietsch Dank

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