Where does “unwelcomeness” come from?
unwelcomeness (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.
unwelcomeness (English): The state or condition of being unwelcome
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unwelcome
Ancestry of “unwelcomeness”, step by step
unwelcomeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unwelcome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unwelcome | Not welcome; To treat as unwelcome |
| 2 | English | welcome | Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with... |
| 3 | Middle English | welcome | welcome |
| 4 | Old English | wilcuma | welcome |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wiljakumô | welcome; welcome! |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wiljaną | to want |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyoyt | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |