willkommen

Meaning

Opposite of
unwillkommen
Frequency

A2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

willkumme

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɪlˈkɔmən/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited 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. Cognate with Portuguese bem-vindo, French bienvenu, Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, possibly Germanic calques.

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