Where does “empfangen” come from?

empfangen (German) comes from Middle High German enphāhen, from Old High German intvāhan, from Proto-Germanic andfanhaną.

empfangen (German): to receive; to welcome; to greet; to receive...

Definitions

  1. to receive; to welcome; to greet; to receive...

Ancestry of “empfangen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanenphāhen—
2Old High Germanintvāhan—
3Proto-Germanicandfanhaną—

Words derived from “empfangen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic andfanhaną →Every word from Old High German intvāhan →Every word from Middle High German enphāhen →