Where does “bewelcome” come from?
bewelcome (English) comes from English welcome, from Middle English welcome, from Old English wilcuma, 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.
bewelcome (English): To welcome; greet or bestow with a welcome;...
Definitions
- To welcome; greet or bestow with a welcome;...
Ancestry of “bewelcome”, step by step
bewelcome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English welcome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | welcome | Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with... |
| 2 | Middle English | welcome | welcome |
| 3 | Old English | wilcuma | welcome |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wiljakumô | welcome; welcome! |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wiljaną | to want |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyoyt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |