Where does “welcoming” come from?
Welcoming derives from Old English -ung, a suffix forming nouns from verbs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-.
welcoming (English): hospitable, accessible and cordial; present...
Definitions
- hospitable, accessible and cordial; present...
Ancestry of “welcoming”, step by step
welcoming 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 Middle English welcominge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | welcominge | — |