Where does “Empfangszimmer” come from?

Empfangszimmer (German) comes from German Zimmer, from Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

Empfangszimmer (German): reception room, parlor

Definitions

  1. reception room, parlor

Ancestry of “Empfangszimmer”, step by step

Empfangszimmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zimmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZimmerroom
2Middle High Germanzimber
3Old High Germanzimbar
4Proto-West Germanic*timr(act of) building
5Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via German Empfang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEmpfangreception; receipt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem-Every word from Proto-Germanic timrąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *timr