Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/offr

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin offrum (“a sacrifice”), or a back-formation from *offrōn (“to offer up, sacrifice”), both from Latin offerō.

Noun

*offr n

  1. sacrifice, offering

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *offr
Genitive *offras
Singular Plural
Nominative *offr *offru
Accusative *offr *offru
Genitive *offras *offrō
Dative *offrē *offrum
Instrumental *offru *offrum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *offer

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: offer
  • Old Saxon: offar
  • Old Dutch: *offar
  • Old High German: opfar, offar, ophar, opher

Further reading

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