Where does “kjærkommen” come from?

kjærkommen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kjær, from Old Norse kærr, from Latin cārus, from Proto-Italic kāros, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

kjærkommen (Norwegian Bokmål): welcome

Definitions

  1. welcome

Ancestry of “kjærkommen”, step by step

kjærkommen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kjær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjærdear; beloved
2Old Norsekærrdear
3Latincārusdear, beloved
4Proto-Italickārosdear
5Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Norwegian Bokmål komme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkommeto come; to ejaculate
2Old Norsekomato come, arrive
3Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros →Every word from Proto-Italic kāros →