An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Opfer

by Friedrich Kluge

Opfer, n., ‘offering, sacrifice,’ from MidHG. opfer, OHG. opfar, n., is not based on a Lat. word, but coined from the G. vb. (comp. Handel); see also Oblate. Moreover, the Teutons had their own special word for ‘to sacrifice’; Goth. and AS. blôtan, OIc. blóta, OHG. bluoȥan.