An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Opfer

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, O
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2529622An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, O — OpferJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Opfer, neuter, ‘offering, sacrifice,’ from Middle High German opfer, Old High German opfar, neuter, is not based on a Latin word, but coined from the German verb (compare Handel); see also Oblate. Moreover, the Teutons had their own special word for ‘to sacrifice’; Gothic and Anglo-Saxon blôtan, Old Icelandic blóta, Old High German bluoȥan.