willkommen

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *welja-kwumon (“well-come”);[1] cognate to English welcome and many other Germanic forms. Germanic term also calqued to Romance, as in French bienvenu, bienvenue.

[edit] Adjective

willkommen

  1. welcome
    • willkommene Nachrichten — welcome news
    • (with dative object) einen willkommen heißen — to welcome (someone)

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[edit] Interjection

willkommen

  1. welcome

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Kluge Etymologisches Wörterbuch
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