Where does “Opfa” come from?

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

Opfa (Plautdietsch): sacrifice

Definitions

  1. sacrifice

Ancestry of “Opfa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Opfa

Every word from Old High German opharEvery word from Middle High German opferEvery word from German Opfer