Where does “unwelcome” come from?
Unwelcome derives from English welcome, which combines Old English un- (not) with welcome from Latin unus (one) and Proto-Indo-European óynos and gʷem- (to come).
unwelcome (English): Not welcome; To treat as unwelcome
Definitions
- Not welcome; To treat as unwelcome
Ancestry of “unwelcome”, step by step
| 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 |