Where does “wilcuma” come from?

wilcuma (Old English) comes 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.

wilcuma (Old English): welcome

Definitions

  1. welcome

Ancestry of “wilcuma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wilcuma”

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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