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Where does “welcometh” come from?

welcometh (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.

welcometh (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “welcometh”, step by step

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