means Something given or presented — whether to a deity, a market, or a person — as a gift, sacrifice, or thing made available.

from From Old English 'offrian,' to present in worship, borrowed from Latin 'offerre' — 'ob-' (toward) plus 'ferre' (to carry, bear) — literally 'to carry toward.' The same 'ferre' fathered 'fertile,' 'transfer,' and 'suffer.' Originally the word smelled of altars and incense; only later did it drift to stock offerings and peace offerings, where what you carry toward someone is still a kind of devotion.