Where does “Empfangsgebäude” come from?

Empfangsgebäude (German) comes from German Gebäude, from Middle High German gebūwede, from Old High German gibūidi.

Empfangsgebäude (German): headhouse, station building

Definitions

  1. headhouse, station building

Ancestry of “Empfangsgebäude”, step by step

Empfangsgebäude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gebäude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGebäudebuilding, edifice, structure
2Middle High Germangebūwede—
3Old High Germangibūidi—

via German Empfang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEmpfangreception; receipt
Every word from Old High German gibūidi →Every word from Middle High German gebūwede →Every word from German Gebäude →