welkimen

adj

Meaning

welcome

Etymology / origin

From Old Frisian *wilkuma, from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną (“to want”) + Proto-Germanic *kwemaną (“to come”).

*kwemaną(gem-pro)→
*wiljaną(gem-pro)→
*wiljakwemô(gem-pro)→
*willjakwemō(gmw-pro)→
*wilkuma(ofs)→
welkimen (North Frisian)
Relations: inh, inh, inh, inh, inh

Related words

*wilkuma(ofs)*willjakwemō(gmw-pro)*wiljakwemô(gem-pro)*wiljaną(gem-pro)*kwemaną(gem-pro)welcome(English)

Descendant words

welcome(English) (cog)

Sources

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