Where does “受け付ける” come from?

受け付ける (Japanese) comes from Japanese 付ける, from Japanese 付く — attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

受け付ける (Japanese): receive, accept

Definitions

  1. receive, accept

Ancestry of “受け付ける”, step by step

受け付ける traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 付ける

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese付けるattach, affix, stick, fasten, add, add on,...
2Japanese付くattach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

via Japanese 受ける

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese受けるto receive; to get; to do the things which a...
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