empfangen
German (Berlin)
/ɛmˈ(p)faŋən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to receive (e.g. a present, a guest)
- (transitive) to welcome; to greet; to receive cordially
- (transitive) to conceive; to become pregnant (with)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German enphāhen inherited from Old High German intvāhan inherited from Proto-Germanic *andfanhaną prefix from German fangen (catch), fangen (catch).
Origin
German (Berlin)
fangen
Gloss
catch
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Empfänger German
- Empfängerin German
- Empfänglichkeit German
- Empfängnis German
- Empfängnisverhütung German
- Feuer fangen German
- Fotoempfänger German
- Unterfangen German
- Volksempfänger German
- abfangen German
- anfangen German
- auffangen German
- befangen German
- empfahen German
- empfänglich German
- fangen German
- fangfrisch German
- verfangen German
- ontvangen Dutch, Flemish
- ontvanger Dutch, Flemish
- ontvangst Dutch, Flemish
- ontvankelijk Dutch, Flemish
- vangen Dutch, Flemish
- unnfange Norwegian Bokmål
- unnfangelse Norwegian Bokmål
- *and- Proto-Germanic
- *andfanhaną Proto-Germanic
- fōn Old English
- onfon Old English
- fange Danish
- undfange Danish
- ontvaen Middle Dutch
- intvāhan Old High German
- ontvang Afrikaans
- enphencnisse Middle High German
- enphāhen Middle High German
- untvangen Middle Low German
- undfange Old Danish