willkommen
Meaning
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welcome (received with gladness)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɪlˈkɔmən/
Etymology
From Middle High German willekomen, from Old High German willechomen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakumô. Cognate to Dutch welkom, English welcome, Danish velkommen, and other Germanic forms. Compare also Portuguese bem-vindo, French bienvenu, Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, possibly Germanic calques.
Cognate with Dutch
welkom
Cognate with English
welcome
Cognate with Portuguese
bem-vindo
Cognate with French
bienvenu
Cognate with Spanish
bienvenido
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Sentences
Du bist jederzeit willkommen .
You’re always welcome.’
