Where does “Einwohnermeldeamt” come from?

Einwohnermeldeamt (German) comes from German Einwohner, from German Inwohner, from Middle High German inwoner.

Einwohnermeldeamt (German): (residency) registration office

Definitions

  1. (residency) registration office

Ancestry of “Einwohnermeldeamt”, step by step

Einwohnermeldeamt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Einwohner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEinwohnerinhabitant
2GermanInwohnerChiefly, now used specifically for
3Middle High Germaninwoner—

via German Meldeamt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeldeamt—
Every word from Middle High German inwoner →Every word from German Inwohner →Every word from German Einwohner →