Where does “verwelkomen” come from?
verwelkomen (Dutch) comes from Dutch welkom, from Proto-Germanic wiljakumô, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
verwelkomen (Dutch): to welcome to affirm or greet the arrival of someone
Definitions
- to welcome to affirm or greet the arrival of someone
Ancestry of “verwelkomen”, step by step
verwelkomen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch welkom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | welkom | welcome; welcome! |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wiljakumô | welcome; welcome! |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wiljaną | to want |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyoyt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |