Where does “bienvenue” come from?
bienvenue (Old French) comes from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
Ancestry of “bienvenue”, step by step
Words derived from “bienvenue”