Where does “welcome” come from?

welcome (Middle English) comes 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.

welcome (Middle English): welcome

Definitions

  1. welcome

Ancestry of “welcome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwilcumawelcome
2Proto-Germanicwiljakumôwelcome; welcome!
3Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “welcome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt →
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