Where does “Empfangsherr” come from?

Empfangsherr (German) comes from German herr, from Middle High German herre, from Old High German hēriro, from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Empfangsherr (German): male receptionist

Definitions

  1. male receptionist

Ancestry of “Empfangsherr”, step by step

Empfangsherr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German herr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanherr—
2Middle High Germanherremaster, lord
3Old High Germanhēriro—
4Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via German Empfang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEmpfangreception; receipt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Old High German hēriro →