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Where does “unwelcomely” come from?

unwelcomely (English) comes from English unwelcome, 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 — to choose; to want.

unwelcomely (English): In an unwelcome manner

Definitions

  1. In an unwelcome manner

Ancestry of “unwelcomely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunwelcomeNot welcome; To treat as unwelcome
2EnglishwelcomeWhose arrival is a cause of joy; received with...
3Middle Englishwelcome—
4Old Englishwilcumawelcome
5Proto-Germanicwiljakumôwelcome; welcome!
6Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →