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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

willkommen.

welcome (received with gladness)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/vɪlˈkɔmən/[vɪl-][ʋɪl-][-mən]

  1. welcome (received with gladness)

    Du bist mir immer willkommen.
    Das ist eine willkommene Gelegenheit.
Where this word comes from

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.

intj/vɪlˈkɔmən/[vɪl-][ʋɪl-][-mən]

  1. welcome

Where this word comes from

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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